American Spy: Wry Reflections on My Life in the CIA

Roy is the real thing, his brush with a foiled assassination legendary in the CIA. His life is the stuff of movies, and a great read. -- Bob Baer: Former CIA operations officer, author of four New York Times bestsellers, and an intelligence and security analyst for CNN. H.K. Roy's new book is a fascinating insider's account of a career working in the shadows. American Spy is filled with all the spy operations and tradecraft a reader could hope to find. But more importantly--and what sets it apart from the slew of recent intelligence memoirs--is his insight into the pitfalls and perils of when politics and policymakers unduly influence the ability of intelligence officers to do their jobs. A must-read for any student of intelligence, and casual readers alike. -- Vince Houghton, Historian/Curator, International Spy Museum American Spy is a fascinating look into the training and life of a CIA operations officer. --Fred Burton, former special agent and New York Times bestselling author American Spy is an action packed tour de force.... Move over, James Bond and George Smiley--this is the real deal, written by a patriotic American who deserves our gratitude for his service. -- Jack Philip Barsky, author of Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America This is no ordinary spy story of an American hero. What H. K. Roy witnessed and reported on in Srebrenica will make you shudder. --Joe Navarro, FBI counterintelligence agent and bestselling author of What Every Body Is Saying and Three Minutes to Doomsday American Spy takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes journey filled with espionage, intrigue, sex, lies, and betrayal. Spy turned author H. K. Roy offers a firsthand account of being a covert agent in hostile countries and war zones during the Cold War and after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Composed of true stories and down-to-earth personal reflections, American Spy gives us a glimpse into Roy's life--working in the shadows, stealing secrets, recruiting foreign assets, and staying alive while undercover. --Francis Gary Powers Jr., founder and chairman emeritus of the Cold War Museum and author of Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy American Spy is a rollicking spy's eye view of the conflicts that shaped the modern world, from Bosnia to Basra. H. K. Roy shows readers what it is like to be trained as a CIA officer and to be deployed the front lines. --Steve Usdin, author of Bureau of Spies: The Secret Connections Between Journalism and Espionage in Washington