Alex J. Vega IV
Olson has shared with us his accumulated wisdom, lessons learned, and roadmap for the future. To Catch a Spy is the new US counterintelligence standard. It is a must read for serious professionals and anyone interested in the spy world. Olson has done a tremendous service, not only to our generation, but also to those of the next who choose to answer the call to join the counterintelligence battle.
Joe Weisberg
Olson has written a primer on the world of espionage that is so thoughtful and carefully laid out it makes you wonder how we got along without a book like this before. The lay reader will learn how spying really works. The intelligence professional will discover how to make it work better. What you read in the papers about espionage isn’t necessarily wrong, it’s just missing half the story. Here’s the other half.
Andrew H. Card
America is losing its secrets and technology to foreign intelligence services at an alarming rate. Our country's need for good counterintelligence has never been greater. Jim Olson is the real deal, a veteran CIA spy who describes the challenges and provides a clear path for how to do a better job of protecting America. To Catch a Spy is a rare insider's look into the world of spying. It will fascinate not only counterintelligence professionals, but also anyone interested in the murky world of espionage. Olson’s book is destined to become the standard reference on US counterintelligence.
Ryan Crocker
Olson has written an extraordinary book. It is impossible to put down–To Catch a Spy stands with the best of John le Carré. But it isn't fiction. Worried about Russian hacking and election interference? It's worse than you think. As a career Foreign Service officer, I have had the privilege of working with the men and women of our intelligence community. There are no finer people or greater patriots. I know what risks they take and the price they sometimes pay. Olson stands in that proud tradition.
Henry A. Crumpton
The author, America’s counterintelligence guru, has crafted a remarkable, indispensable book rich in heartbreaking detail and sharp analysis–serving as a clarion call for a stronger response to the unrelenting, sophisticated, and successful foreign espionage assault on our nation.
Robert Kessler
Fascinating, authoritative, full of juicy new disclosures. To Catch a Spy is destined to become the bible of the counterintelligence community and the real life spy world.
Ronald Kessler
Fascinating, authoritative, full of juicy new disclosures. To Catch a Spy is destined to become the bible of the counterintelligence community and the real-life spy world.
