Catching a Russian spy : agent Les Weiser Jr. and the case of Aldrich Ames
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Wolcott Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
327.12 DEN PB
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327.12 DEN PB
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Wolcott Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 327.12 DEN PB | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Ames, Aldrich Hazen, -- 1941- -- Juvenile literature.
Espionage, Soviet -- United States -- Case studies -- Juvenile literature.
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Intelligence service -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Juvenile literature.
Espionage, Soviet -- United States -- Case studies -- Juvenile literature.
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Intelligence service -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Juvenile literature.
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Physical Desc
xvii, 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-150) and index.
Description
"In Catching a Russian Spy, Bryan Denson presents the story of the FBI's investigation of Aldrich Ames, and brings to life Agent Les Wiser, Jr., the agent who helped bring him to justice. Aldrich H. "Rick" Ames was a 31-year veteran of the CIA. He was also a Russian spy. By the time Ames was arrested in 1994, he had betrayed the identities of dozens and caused the deaths of ten agents. The notorious KGB (and later the Russian intelligence service, SVR) paid him millions of dollars. Agent Leslie G. "Les" Wiser, Jr. ran the FBI's Nightmover investigation tasked with uncovering a mole in the CIA. The team worked night and day to collect evidence-sneaking into Ames' home, hiding a homing beacon in his Jaguar, and installing a video camera above his desk. But the spy kept one step ahead, even after agents followed him to Bogota, Colombia. In a crazy twist, the FBI would score its biggest clue from inside Ames' garbage can. At the time of his arrest on February 21, 1994, he had compromised more highly-classified CIA assets than any other agent in history. First in the FBI Files, a true-crime series for middle grade readers that follows FBI agents behind the scenes as they work to keep Americans safe." -- ONIX annotation.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Denson, B. (2020). Catching a Russian spy: agent Les Weiser Jr. and the case of Aldrich Ames (First edition.). Roaring Brook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denson, Bryan. 2020. Catching a Russian Spy: Agent Les Weiser Jr. and the Case of Aldrich Ames. New York: Roaring Brook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denson, Bryan. Catching a Russian Spy: Agent Les Weiser Jr. and the Case of Aldrich Ames New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Denson, Bryan. Catching a Russian Spy: Agent Les Weiser Jr. and the Case of Aldrich Ames First edition., Roaring Brook Press, 2020.
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