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bkmaedel's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.0
drourick's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
rmarcin's review
5.0
Fascinating story of Ana Montes who worked for the US Defense Intelligence Agency as an analyst on Cuba. However, Ana had a second job as a spy for Fidel Castro. Her deception was fueled by various people that she met along in college and other friendships, as well as disquiet over the way Reagan handled things internationally. Fortunately, someone noticed that Ana left a meeting after a particular event, and began to question her loyalty. Strangely enough, bringing her to justice was more difficult than you would think. Various events stalled investigation, and other people questioned whether or not she was really a spy. The incompetence at different levels of our security infrastructure concern me. Also sad was how she not only betrayed her country, but her family, as they all had connections to service in the US Government.
taffi's review
4.0
Some slow parts, but mostly fascinating. I was amazed at how similar it was to some fiction spy shows on TV
laurnrose's review
informative
medium-paced
2.75
Towards the end of the book, Jim Popkin poses a rhetorical question about why Ana Montes chose subversion when she could have exercised her First Amendment right to openly proclaim her beliefs. Given everything the book had meticulously detailed up to that point, it's kind of a dipshit question.