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The Billion Dollar Spy

A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal

by David E. Hoffman ...

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning history The Dead Hand comes the riveting story of a spy who cracked open the Soviet military research establishment and a penetrating portrait of the CIA’s Moscow station, an outpost of daring espionage in the last years of the Cold WarWhile driving out of the American embassy in Moscow on the evening of February 16, 1978, the chief of the CIA’s Moscow ... Read more

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From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning history The Dead Hand comes the riveting story of a spy who cracked open the Soviet military research establishment and a penetrating portrait of the CIA’s Moscow station, an outpost of daring espionage in the last years of the Cold WarWhile driving out of the American embassy in Moscow on the evening of February 16, 1978, the chief of the CIA’s Moscow
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The Good Spy

The Life and Death of Robert Ames

by Kai Bird ...

The Good Spy is Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird’s compelling portrait of the remarkable life and death of one of the most important operatives in CIA history – a man who, had he lived, might have helped heal the rift between Arabs and the West.On April 18, 1983, a bomb exploded outside the American Embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people. The attack was a geopolitical turning point. It ... Read more

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The Good Spy is Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird’s compelling portrait of the remarkable life and death of one of the most important operatives in CIA history – a man who, had he lived, might have helped heal the rift between Arabs and the West.On April 18, 1983, a bomb exploded outside the American Embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people. The attack was a geopolitical turning point. It
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A Spy in Plain Sight

The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen—America's Most Damaging Russian Spy

by Lis Wiehl ...

A legal analyst for NPR, NBC, and CNN, delves into the facts surrounding what has been called the “worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history”: the case of Robert Hanssen—a Russian spy who was embedded in the FBI for two decades.As a federal prosecutor and the daughter of an FBI agent, Wiehl has an inside perspective. She brings her experience and the ingrained lessons of her upraising to bear on ... Read more

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A legal analyst for NPR, NBC, and CNN, delves into the facts surrounding what has been called the “worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history”: the case of Robert Hanssen—a Russian spy who was embedded in the FBI for two decades.As a federal prosecutor and the daughter of an FBI agent, Wiehl has an inside perspective. She brings her experience and the ingrained lessons of her upraising to bear on
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Unredacted

Russia, Trump, and the Fight for Democracy

by Christopher Steele ...

The former MI6 intelligence officer behind the explosive “Steele Dossier” steps out of the shadows, revealing a searing new report on the national security threat Putin and Trump pose to democracy, based on alarming intelligence exposed in these pages for the first time“Putin is now desperate to have Donald Trump back in the White House. If he succeeds in helping Trump get reelected, I am ... Read more

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The former MI6 intelligence officer behind the explosive “Steele Dossier” steps out of the shadows, revealing a searing new report on the national security threat Putin and Trump pose to democracy, based on alarming intelligence exposed in these pages for the first time“Putin is now desperate to have Donald Trump back in the White House. If he succeeds in helping Trump get reelected, I am
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In True Face

A Woman's Life in the CIA, Unmasked

by Jonna Mendez ...

In this “extraordinarily brave and entertaining book” (Sonia Purnell, New York Times–bestselling author of A Woman of No Importance), the bestselling coauthor of Argo tells her riveting, courageous story of being a female spy at the height of the Cold WarJonna Mendez began her CIA career as a “contract wife,” performing secretarial duties for the CIA as a convenience to her husband, a young ... Read more

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In this “extraordinarily brave and entertaining book” (Sonia Purnell, New York Times–bestselling author of A Woman of No Importance), the bestselling coauthor of Argo tells her riveting, courageous story of being a female spy at the height of the Cold WarJonna Mendez began her CIA career as a “contract wife,” performing secretarial duties for the CIA as a convenience to her husband, a young
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Sylvia Rafael

The Life and Death of a Mossad Spy

by Ram Oren, Moti Kfir ...

Series series Foreign Military Studies
"There is a lack of quiet in Sylvia that craves for action. . . . She knows that she is special and that she possesses unusual and varied abilities."—From the Mossad's psychological evaluation of Sylvia RafaelWhen Moti Kfir, head of the Academy for Special Operations of the Mossad, first interviewed Sylvia Rafael in a coffee shop, he knew she would make a great combatant for Israel's intelligence ... Read more

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"There is a lack of quiet in Sylvia that craves for action. . . . She knows that she is special and that she possesses unusual and varied abilities."—From the Mossad's psychological evaluation of Sylvia RafaelWhen Moti Kfir, head of the Academy for Special Operations of the Mossad, first interviewed Sylvia Rafael in a coffee shop, he knew she would make a great combatant for Israel's intelligence
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A Spy Alone

by Charles Beaumont ...

Series Book 1 - Oxford Spy Ring
'Five stars. One of the best books I've read in a very, very long time' James O'Brien, LBC'This is first class' The Times | 'Excellent' Spectator'Exceptional' David McCloskey, author of The Seventh Floor'Everything a John le Carr fan could ever wish for' Private Eye #1615Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the Fifties, id... ... Read more

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'Five stars. One of the best books I've read in a very, very long time' James O'Brien, LBC'This is first class' The Times | 'Excellent' Spectator'Exceptional' David McCloskey, author of The Seventh Floor'Everything a John le Carr fan could ever wish for' Private Eye #1615Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the Fifties, id...
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The Death of Trotsky

The True Story of the Plot to Kill Stalin's Greatest Enemy

by Josh Ireland ...

**A LitHub and Parade Most Anticipated Book of the YearFor fans of Ben Macintyre and Erik Larson, the gripping story of the assassination of Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky and the deadly game of cat and mouse that preceded it**On August 20, 1940, Leon Trotsky invited a man he knew only as Jacques Mornard into his study. Mornard waited for Trotsky to sit, then smashed an ice pick he had hidden ... Read more

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**A LitHub and Parade Most Anticipated Book of the YearFor fans of Ben Macintyre and Erik Larson, the gripping story of the assassination of Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky and the deadly game of cat and mouse that preceded it**On August 20, 1940, Leon Trotsky invited a man he knew only as Jacques Mornard into his study. Mornard waited for Trotsky to sit, then smashed an ice pick he had hidden
... Read more
CUCKOO'S EGG

by Clifford Stoll ...

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective ... Read more

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Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective
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Spy

The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America

by David Wise ...

Spy tells, for the first time, the full, authoritative story of how FBI agent Robert Hanssen, code name grayday, spied for Russia for twenty-two years in what has been called the “worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history”–and how he was finally caught in an incredible gambit by U.S. intelligence.David Wise, the nation’s leading espionage writer, has called on his unique knowledge and unrivaled ... Read more

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Spy tells, for the first time, the full, authoritative story of how FBI agent Robert Hanssen, code name grayday, spied for Russia for twenty-two years in what has been called the “worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history”–and how he was finally caught in an incredible gambit by U.S. intelligence.David Wise, the nation’s leading espionage writer, has called on his unique knowledge and unrivaled
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Queen of Cuba

An FBI Agent's Insider Account of the Spy Who Evaded Detection for 17 Years

by Peter J. Lapp ...

As a spy prepared to give away America’s biggest secrets after the 9/11 attacks, an FBI agent raced to catch her.U.S. government officials knew they had a spy. But it never occurred to them it was a woman—and certainly not a superstar Defense Intelligence Agency employee known as “the Queen of Cuba.”Ana Montes had spent seventeen years spying for the Cubans. She had been raised in a patriotic ... Read more

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As a spy prepared to give away America’s biggest secrets after the 9/11 attacks, an FBI agent raced to catch her.U.S. government officials knew they had a spy. But it never occurred to them it was a woman—and certainly not a superstar Defense Intelligence Agency employee known as “the Queen of Cuba.”Ana Montes had spent seventeen years spying for the Cubans. She had been raised in a patriotic
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A Spy Among Friends

Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal

by Ben Macintyre, John le Carré ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic true story of Kim Philby, the Cold War’s most infamous spy, from the “master storyteller” (San Francisco Chronicle) and author of Prisoners of the Castle.Now an MGM+ series starring Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce, and Anna Maxwell Martin**“[A Spy Among Friends] reads like a story by Graham Greene, Ian Fleming, or John le Carré, leavened with a dollop of P. G. ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic true story of Kim Philby, the Cold War’s most infamous spy, from the “master storyteller” (San Francisco Chronicle) and author of Prisoners of the Castle.Now an MGM+ series starring Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce, and Anna Maxwell Martin**“[A Spy Among Friends] reads like a story by Graham Greene, Ian Fleming, or John le Carré, leavened with a dollop of P. G.
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The Winter Fortress

The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb

by Neal Bascomb ...

From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of Hunting Eichmann and The Perfect Mile, a World War II spy adventure set in Norway that draws on top-secret documents and memoirs of the saboteurs.In 1942, the Nazis were racing to complete the first atomic bomb. All they needed was a single, incredibly rare ingredient: heavy water, which was produced solely at Norway’s Vemork plant. Under ... Read more

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From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of Hunting Eichmann and The Perfect Mile, a World War II spy adventure set in Norway that draws on top-secret documents and memoirs of the saboteurs.In 1942, the Nazis were racing to complete the first atomic bomb. All they needed was a single, incredibly rare ingredient: heavy water, which was produced solely at Norway’s Vemork plant. Under
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The Black Banners (Declassified)

How Torture Derailed the War on Terror after 9/11

by Ali Soufan ...

The definitive account of an FBI special agent’s al-Qaeda story, unredacted for the first time.Widely heralded on publication as a "must-read" (Military Review) and "important window on America’s battle with al-Qaeda" (Washington Post), Ali Soufan’s revelatory account of the war on terror as seen from its front lines changed the way we understand al-Qaeda and how the United States prosecuted the ... Read more

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The definitive account of an FBI special agent’s al-Qaeda story, unredacted for the first time.Widely heralded on publication as a "must-read" (Military Review) and "important window on America’s battle with al-Qaeda" (Washington Post), Ali Soufan’s revelatory account of the war on terror as seen from its front lines changed the way we understand al-Qaeda and how the United States prosecuted the
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Rogue Heroes

The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War

by Ben Macintyre ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible untold story of World War II’s greatest secret fighting force, as told by the modern master of wartime intrigue—now an original series on MGM+!“Reads like a mashup of The Dirty Dozen and The Great Escape, with a sprinkling of Ocean’s 11 thrown in for good measure.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “Rog... ... Read more

$12.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible untold story of World War II’s greatest secret fighting force, as told by the modern master of wartime intrigue—now an original series on MGM+!“Reads like a mashup of The Dirty Dozen and The Great Escape, with a sprinkling of Ocean’s 11 thrown in for good measure.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “Rog...
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The Perfect Kill

21 Laws for Assassins

by Robert B. Baer ...

An odyssey through the art, theory, and brutality of modern political murder by Robert Baer, New York Times–bestselling author, former CIA operative, and, yes, assassinAll four of Robert B. Baer’s previous books were New York Times bestsellers*,* and it’s no wonder. A recipient of the Career Intelligence Medal, Baer served as a CIA operative for decades, and his career was the model for the ... Read more

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An odyssey through the art, theory, and brutality of modern political murder by Robert Baer, New York Times–bestselling author, former CIA operative, and, yes, assassinAll four of Robert B. Baer’s previous books were New York Times bestsellers*,* and it’s no wonder. A recipient of the Career Intelligence Medal, Baer served as a CIA operative for decades, and his career was the model for the
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Ambush at Central Park

When the IRA Came to New York

by Mark Bulik ...

A compelling, action-packed account of the only officially sanctioned I.R.A attack ever conducted on American soil.In 1922, three of the Irish Republican Army’s top gunmen arrived in New York City seeking vengeance. Their target: “Cruxy” O’Connor, a young Irishman who kept switching sides as revolution swept his country in the wake of World War I. Cruxy’s last betrayal dealt a stunning blow to ... Read more

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A compelling, action-packed account of the only officially sanctioned I.R.A attack ever conducted on American soil.In 1922, three of the Irish Republican Army’s top gunmen arrived in New York City seeking vengeance. Their target: “Cruxy” O’Connor, a young Irishman who kept switching sides as revolution swept his country in the wake of World War I. Cruxy’s last betrayal dealt a stunning blow to
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Spies in the Family

An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War

by Eva Dillon ...

A riveting true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an American intelligence officer—the astonishing true story of two spies and their families on opposite sides of the Cold War.In the summer of 1975, seventeen-year-old Eva Dillon was living in New Delhi with her family when her father was exposed as a CIA spy. Eva had long believed that her father was a U.S. State Department ... Read more

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A riveting true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an American intelligence officer—the astonishing true story of two spies and their families on opposite sides of the Cold War.In the summer of 1975, seventeen-year-old Eva Dillon was living in New Delhi with her family when her father was exposed as a CIA spy. Eva had long believed that her father was a U.S. State Department
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The Illegals

Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the West

by Shaun Walker ...

ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • The definitive history of Russia’s most secret spy program, from the earliest days of the Soviet Union to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and a revelatory examination of how that hidden history shaped both Russia and the West.More than a century ago, the new Bolshevik government began sending Soviet citizens abroad as deep-cover spies, training them to pose ... Read more

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ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • The definitive history of Russia’s most secret spy program, from the earliest days of the Soviet Union to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and a revelatory examination of how that hidden history shaped both Russia and the West.More than a century ago, the new Bolshevik government began sending Soviet citizens abroad as deep-cover spies, training them to pose
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A Very Expensive Poison

The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's War with the West

by Luke Harding ...

A true story of murder and conspiracy that points directly to Vladimir Putin, by The Guardian’s former Moscow bureau chief and author of The Snowden Files and CollusionOn November 1, 2006, journalist and Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London. He died twenty-two days later. The cause of death? Polonium—a rare, lethal, and highly radioactive substance.Here Luke Harding ... Read more

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A true story of murder and conspiracy that points directly to Vladimir Putin, by The Guardian’s former Moscow bureau chief and author of The Snowden Files and CollusionOn November 1, 2006, journalist and Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London. He died twenty-two days later. The cause of death? Polonium—a rare, lethal, and highly radioactive substance.Here Luke Harding
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Bridge of Spies

A True Story of the Cold War

by Giles Whittell ...

The “riveting, meticulously researched, and beautifully written” (Ben Macintyre, author of The Spy and the Traitor) true story chronicles the first and most legendary prisoner exchange of the Cold War, between East and West at Berlin’s Glienicke Bridge and Checkpoint Charlie“A marvelous saga of dangerous missions, helter-skelter innovation, and clandestine activity.”—The Wall Street JournalWho ... Read more

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The “riveting, meticulously researched, and beautifully written” (Ben Macintyre, author of The Spy and the Traitor) true story chronicles the first and most legendary prisoner exchange of the Cold War, between East and West at Berlin’s Glienicke Bridge and Checkpoint Charlie“A marvelous saga of dangerous missions, helter-skelter innovation, and clandestine activity.”—The Wall Street JournalWho
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The Sword and the Shield

The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB

by Christopher Andrew, Vasili Mitrokhin ...

**Based on astonishing KGB documents, this essential exposé uncovers the shadowy operations of the Soviet Union’s top intelligence organization.“The Sword and the Shield will stand as an indispensable reference work on Soviet espionage for years to come.”** ―Washington PostBased on an unprecedented, top-secret archive described by the FBI as “the most complete and extensive intelligence ever ... Read more

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**Based on astonishing KGB documents, this essential exposé uncovers the shadowy operations of the Soviet Union’s top intelligence organization.“The Sword and the Shield will stand as an indispensable reference work on Soviet espionage for years to come.”** ―Washington PostBased on an unprecedented, top-secret archive described by the FBI as “the most complete and extensive intelligence ever
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『折口信夫全集・158作品⇒1冊』【さし絵つき】

by 折口信夫 ...

「水の女」「死者の書」「鬼の話」。柳田国男の愛弟子として民俗学の基礎を築き、歌人としては釈迢空（しゃくちょうくう）と号した折口信夫の「158作品」を、原作オリジナルの16枚のさし絵と、関連作品をそえて1冊に収録。目次一覧から、目当ての作品に移動することが可能です。『折口信夫全集・158作品⇒1冊』収録作品一覧・アイウエオ順愛護若新しい国語教育の方角稲むらの蔭にて歌の円寂する時『絵はがき』評鸚鵡小町翁の発生小栗外伝（餓鬼阿弥蘇生譚の二）小栗判官論の計画筬の音お伽草子の一考察鬼の話鬼を追い払う夜折口といふ名字餓鬼阿弥蘇生譚『かげろふの日記』解説春日若宮御祭の研究語部と叙事詩と河童の話門松のはなし歌舞伎とをどり貴種誕生と産湯の信仰と狐の田舎わたら... ... Read more

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「水の女」「死者の書」「鬼の話」。柳田国男の愛弟子として民俗学の基礎を築き、歌人としては釈迢空（しゃくちょうくう）と号した折口信夫の「158作品」を、原作オリジナルの16枚のさし絵と、関連作品をそえて1冊に収録。目次一覧から、目当ての作品に移動することが可能です。『折口信夫全集・158作品⇒1冊』収録作品一覧・アイウエオ順愛護若新しい国語教育の方角稲むらの蔭にて歌の円寂する時『絵はがき』評鸚鵡小町翁の発生小栗外伝（餓鬼阿弥蘇生譚の二）小栗判官論の計画筬の音お伽草子の一考察鬼の話鬼を追い払う夜折口といふ名字餓鬼阿弥蘇生譚『かげろふの日記』解説春日若宮御祭の研究語部と叙事詩と河童の話門松のはなし歌舞伎とをどり貴種誕生と産湯の信仰と狐の田舎わたら...
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Catch and Kill

Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

by Ronan Farrow ...

In this instant New York Times bestselling account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. Inspiration for the HBO Max streaming documentary series.In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about ... Read more

$15.99 USD

In this instant New York Times bestselling account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. Inspiration for the HBO Max streaming documentary series.In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about
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