Manhunt: The Dramatic Pursuit of a CIA Agent Turned Terrorist [Mass Market Paperback]

Peter Maas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 24, 2004

Edwin P. Wilson was the Great Gatsby of the spook world, the rogue CIA agent who had already begun to amass a fortune while still in U.S intelligence. His lavish estate outside Washington, D.C. was a favoured gathering place for senators and congressmen, admirals and generals, for key intelligence officers. In addition, Wilson was also raking in millions in the service of the godfather of world-wide terrorism - Libya's Colonel Muamar el-Qaddafi. Wilson seemed above the law. Then, US attorney Larry Barcella discovered Wilson's sinister machinations, and in a chase that would go on for nearly four years and over three continents, Barcella began a manhunt that would not end until Wilson was brought to justice. In MANHUNT, Peter Maas went behind the headlines, gaining access to the secret documentation of Wilson's intelligence career, classified federal investigative reports and sealed court records. And in the course of his exhaustive research into the murky bypaths of espionage and deception, he turned over rocks that official Washington would have much preferred remained in place.

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"Fascinating reading for lovers of spy thrillers...recommended."

About the Author

Peter Maas was the writer of THE VALACHI PAPERS, SERPICO, MARIE:A TRUE STORY, UNDERBOSS:SAMMY THE BULL GAVANO'S STORY OF LIFE IN THE MAFIA, KILLER SPY, and THE TERRIBLE HOURS

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: I Books (February 24, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743479327
• ISBN-13: 978-0743479325
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,030,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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