A Traitor in the FBI

Set against the backdrop of Cold War espionage, this memoir recounts the author's covert mission in 1998 to recruit a Russian spy by befriending a former Soviet official at a film festival, with the fate of national security hanging in the balance. Over a seven-year process, the story details the intricate planning, personal profiling, and challenges faced in orchestrating a clandestine operation to uncover a KGB mole. The narrative offers a rare glimpse into the clandestine world of intelligence work, culminating in a story the author was only finally able to share after extensive review.