Catching a Russian spy : agent Les Wiser Jr. and the case of Aldrich Ames /
Denson, Bryan,
Catching a Russian spy : agent Les Wiser Jr. and the case of Aldrich Ames / Bryan Denson. - First edition. - xvii, 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm - FBI files . - Denson, Bryan. FBI files. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages [146]-150) and index.
The author 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. 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 Wiser 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 stunning 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. This book is the first in the FBI Files series, a true-crime series for middle grade readers that follows FBI agents behind the scenes as they work to keep Americans safe.--adapted from publisher's description.
9781250199164 1250199166 9781250199171 1250199174
2019941011
Ames, Aldrich Hazen, 1941- --Juvenile literature.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency --Juvenile literature.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation --Juvenile literature.
Intelligence officers--United States--Juvenile literature.
Intelligence service--United States--Juvenile literature.
Espionage, Soviet--Case studies--United States--Juvenile literature.
Catching a Russian spy : agent Les Wiser Jr. and the case of Aldrich Ames / Bryan Denson. - First edition. - xvii, 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm - FBI files . - Denson, Bryan. FBI files. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages [146]-150) and index.
The author 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. 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 Wiser 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 stunning 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. This book is the first in the FBI Files series, a true-crime series for middle grade readers that follows FBI agents behind the scenes as they work to keep Americans safe.--adapted from publisher's description.
9781250199164 1250199166 9781250199171 1250199174
2019941011
Ames, Aldrich Hazen, 1941- --Juvenile literature.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency --Juvenile literature.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation --Juvenile literature.
Intelligence officers--United States--Juvenile literature.
Intelligence service--United States--Juvenile literature.
Espionage, Soviet--Case studies--United States--Juvenile literature.