Spytime, William F. Buckley, Jr.
Spytime, William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Spytime
The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton

Author: William F. Buckley, Jr.

Narrator: Raymond Todd

Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/22/2005


Synopsis

James Jesus Angleton was the master, a legend in the time of spies. He was the founder of American counterintelligence at the end of the second World War and a ruthless hunter of moles and enemies of America. His name became synonymous with skullduggery and intellectual subterfuge. Now bestselling author William F. Buckley, Jr., presents a subtle and thrilling fictional account of the spymasters life.

About William F. Buckley, Jr.

William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925-2008) was a public intellectual, conservative author, and political commentator. He founded National Review magazine, which had a major impact on the modern conservative movement in the United States, and wrote the popular newspaper column On the Right. Buckley also hosted almost 1,500 episodes of Firing Line and wrote more than 50 books on a variety of topics, including both nonfiction and a series of espionage thrillers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dick on April 26, 2020

Spytime by William F. Buckley This book is basically about James Angleton an actual person and a spy.was the master-a legend in the time of spies. He was the founder of the U.S. counterintelligence after WWII, ended. Within that arena, he is “at home” underhanded or unscrupulous, as well as intellectu......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on September 05, 2017

James Jesus Angleton is one of those enigmas that could only have come out of the Cold War era. The long-time head of the CIA's counter-intelligence wing after serving with the agency's precursor organization during World War II, few figures could claim to have had as much of an effect on the secret......more

Goodreads review by Cheri on September 25, 2018

I'm a huge fan of James Jesus Angleton, and have used his famous mirror quote in my third book of the Shadow series (not yet published). For a book that reads more like a fly sitting on the wall listening into conversations and recording events during the sixties and seventies, this book riveted me......more

Goodreads review by Leanne on December 24, 2022

This book was an absolute disaster. It was my first time to read something by Buckley, though his son Christopher is one of my favorite novelists. James Jesus Angleton is the gift that keeps giving--and Buckley captured something about the man--but as a novel it was trying to do too much. And it rea......more

Goodreads review by Linda on December 22, 2020

A bit confusing.......more