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Circle of Treason
- CIA Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed
- Narrated by: Janet Metzger
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
While there have been other books about Aldrich Ames, Circle of Treason is the first account written by CIA agents who were key members of the CIA team that conducted the intense "Ames Mole Hunt."
Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille were two of the five principals of the CIA team tasked with hunting one of their own and were directly responsible for identifying Ames as the mole, leading to his arrest and conviction.
One of the most destructive traitors in American history, CIA officer Aldrich Ames provided information to the Soviet Union that contributed to the deaths of at least ten Soviet intelligence officers who spied for the United States. In this book, the two CIA officers directly responsible for tracking down Ames chronicle their involvement in the hunt for a mole. Considering it their personal mission, Grimes and Vertefeuille dedicated themselves to identifying the traitor responsible for the execution or imprisonment of the Soviet agents with whom they worked.
Their efforts eventually led them to a long-time acquaintance and coworker in the CIA's Soviet-East European division and Counterintelligence Center, Aldrich Ames.
Not only is this the first book to be written by the CIA principals involved, but it is also the first to provide details of the operational contact with the agents Ames betrayed. The book covers the political aftermath of Ames's arrest, including the Congressional wrath for not identifying him sooner, the FBI/CIA debriefings following Ames's plea bargain, and a retrospective of Ames the person and Ames the spy. It is also the compelling story of two female agents, who overcame gender barriers and succeeded in bringing Ames to justice in a historically male-oriented organization.
Now retired from the CIA, Grimes and Vertefeuille are finally able to tell this inside story of the CIA's most notorious traitor and the men he betrayed.
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- paul
- 25-05-14
Great subject matters dissolves away ........
I find this an a fascinating subject and the authors had a story to tell but it just doesn't deliver. It reads like a school essay and the narration is poor and lacking inflection. I particular dislike the last chapter where the authors spend time complaining about lack of recognition for CIA colleagues when others got it. She could have done it better saying nothing and let the reader judge. I wish it could be re written and narrated
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- R A E Charlton
- 21-04-19
A little disappointing.
Narration and story a little weak. Very interesting subject and I expected more detail. Worth a read however.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-12-20
A Misleading Title
The audio is all right but this is not a book about the Aldrich Ames espionage case. It focuses mainly on the authors' careers within the CIA, inter - office politics and some other random CIA stuff. Aldrich Ames remains a footnote in this book.
Disappointing as the Aldrich Ames case does have the potential to make for a great book.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-04-21
Did not worth one credit
The book did not worth one credit from my audible account. Neither did the narrator.
A book full of auto-promotion of some two realy obscure women working in CIA.
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