The Spy Who Was Left Behind

The Spy Who Was Left Behind Russia, the United States, and the True Story of the Betrayal and Assassination of a CIA Agent

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Publisher's Synopsis

"The shocking true story of international intrigue involving the 1993 murder of CIA officer Freddie Woodruff by KGB agents and the extensive cover-up that followed in Washington and in Moscow. On August 8, 1993, a single bullet to the head killed Freddie Woodruff, the Central Intelligence Agency's station chief in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Within hours, police had a suspect--a vodka-soaked village bumpkin named Anzor Sharmaidze. A tidy explanation quickly followed: It was a tragic accident. US diplomats hailed Georgia's swift work, and both countries breathed a sigh of relief. Yet the bullet that killed Woodruff was never found and key witnesses have since retracted their testimony, saying they were beaten and forced to identify Sharmaidze. But if he didn't do it, who did? Those who don't buy the official explanation think the answer lies in the spy games that played out on Russia's frontier following the 1991 collapse of

Book information

ISBN: 9781501152139
Publisher: Scribner
Imprint: Scribner
Pub date:
DEWEY: 364.1523092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xiii, 336 , 8 unnumbered of plates
Weight: 513g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 30mm