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The Spy Wore Red: My Adventures as an Undercover Agent in World War II by Aline, Countess of Romanones Chronicles the true story of Aline Griffith, a beautiful young woman who was working as a model for Hattie Carnegie in New York when she was recruited for World War II espionage work in . BIOG ALINE

Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infilttrated America’s Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang by William Queen A veteran ATF agent describes his remarkably successful two-and-a-half-year stint as an un- dercover agent with the Mongols, a violent outlaw motorcycle gang, a time during which he not only became a full member, but also rose to the position of treasurer, documenting their violent crimes and offering profiles of individual gang members. 364.106 Q

The Company We Keep: A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story by Robert Baer A CIA operative and his CIA sharpshooter wife describe how they unexpectedly fell in love during a mission and the complicated challenges they faced in their shared effort to return to civilian life. 327.127 B

The Dangerous Otto Katz: The Many Lives of a Soviet Spy by Jonathan Miles This biography of the spy who became the inspiration for Casablanca’s Victor Laszlo de- scribes his involvement in the , Stalin’s secret meetings, Trotsky’s murder and the lives of Hollywood celebrities as he sought fame, fortune and glory. BIOG KATZ

Priceless: How I Went Undercover to rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman The creator of the FBI’s Art Crime Team recounts his dramatic career, describing high-stakes undercover missions involving valuable stolen antiquities, in an account that includes cover- age of his role in a famous unsolved crime. 364.162 W

The Bureau and the Mole: The Unmasking of Robert Philip Hanssen, the Most Dangerous in FBI History by David A. Vise Presents the story of Robert Philip Hanssen, one of the FBI’s most trusted agents, who led a double life as a resourceful spy for the Russian government, selling America’s closely guard- ed national security secrets. 327.124 V

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The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington by Jennet Conant Describes the covert intelligence operations of allied forces during World War II as experi- enced by wounded RAF pilot Roald Dahl, a patriot who used his charm and wits to infiltrate the upper reaches of Georgetown society and influence U.S. policy in favor of England. 940.5486 C

A Spy for All Seasons: My Life in the CIA by Duane R. Clarridge A former deputy director of the CIA provides a look at the American intelligence community, the Reagan administration’s secret war against the Sandinistas, and the battle against world terrorism. 327.12 C

Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family by Joaquin Garcia Documents the true story of an undercover FBI agent who assumed the role of a mobster in order to infiltrate the Gambino crime syndicate, in an account that describes how he was groomed within the mafia itself to understand its operations and attitudes. 364.106 G

The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated the CIA by Joby Warrick A Pulitzer Prize-winning intelligence reporter presents a narrative account of a mysterious Jordanian agent that describes how he infiltrated both al-Qaeda and the CIA before killing himself and seven CIA operatives in a suicide bombing, an event that revealed sobering agen- cy weaknesses. 363.325 W

Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal by Ben MacIntyre A portrait of the ultimate double agent recounts the exploits of the enigmatic Eddie Chap- man, Agent Zigzag, a criminal, con man, and philanderer trained by the Nazis as a spy who became a British agent at the heart of the German Secret Service. 940.5486 M

Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob by Bob Delaney Discusses the three years the author spent as an undercover agent infiltrating the New Jersey Mob, the trouble he had adjusting to “real life” after closing the case and testifying before Congress, and his second career as a referee for the NBA. 364.106 D

Overworld: The Life and Times of A Reluctant Spy by Larry J. Kolb Presents a memoir of the author’s childhood as the son of a high-ranking American spymas- ter and his work as an agent for Muhammad Ali, which led to his eventual enlistment into the world of espionage. BIOG KOLB

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