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Author: F. W. Rustmann Jr.
ISBN : B00AW1G128
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Download Epub The Case Officer [Kindle Edition] for everyone book mediafire, rapishare, and mirror link In the murky world of espionage, where shadowy intelligence operatives struggle against one another to gain tactical advantage, things can often go very, very wrong. This is one such story. Told by a former master CIA spy, truth is woven with fiction to create a gripping yet authentic action packed tale of real intelligence operatives at war.
From Somalia, to Ethiopia, to Hong Kong, to Paris, we follow the path of CIA case officer “Mac” MacMurphy as he uncovers an intricate Iranian plot to draw China into a terrorist alliance against America. But when organizational inertia within the CIA hierarchy disrupts his operational plans, he must resort to unconventional methods to achieve his goals.
The unintended consequences of his actions pits MacMurphy against an unstable Chinese case officer in a gritty crescendo of action where only one will survive.
Accolades for The Case Officer:
"Retired CIA case officer Fred Rustmann has written a novel that rings with authenticity -- a story replete with field cunning and tradecraft...(He) draws upon his decades of experience in CIA's clandestine service to craft a story that likely had a modified counterpart in real life...The Case Officer is a book that warrants a five-cloak, five-dagger rating."
Joseph C. Goulden
Washington Times
“Too many spy novels are written by those with little real-world espionage knowledge or experience. Fred Rustmann, a career CIA operations officer, steps out of the shadows in The Case Officer, a book steeped in tradecraft, espionage, betrayal, and the life-and-death risks an officer or his agent face. Novel or thinly-veiled nonfiction? Like the profession itself – you will be caught up in the action with little time to ponder the question. Nor will you care. Authentic and fast-paced.”
S. Eugene Poteat
President
Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO)
“Chockfull of real tradecraft tricks, written by a master spy, engrossing page turner inhabited by folks I knew when I was in the clandestine world!”
William Askins
Best Selling Author and
CIA Case Officer (Ret.)
“How do CIA field operatives find clandestine sources? Answer: with patience, hard work, and above all - smarts. Street smarts and people smarts. In The Case Officer, you’ll accompany a master operative step by step in his tradecraft-rich pursuit of a high value target. But be prepared for surprises as Rustmann’s brisk narrative hurtles along to its unexpected but all-too-realistic resolution.”
Peter Earnest
Executive Director
International Spy Museum
“If you want to know how to make a martini or woo a woman, read James Bond. If you want to know what it’s sometimes like in the real world of espionage, read The Case Officer. Rustmann didn’t just write it, he lived it.”
Phillip Jennings
Author of Nam-A-Rama and Goodbye MexicoDownload latest books on mediafire and other links compilation Epub The Case Officer [Kindle Edition]
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- Print Length: 334 pages
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- Publisher: Double Tap Books (November 7, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00AW1G128
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Epub The Case Officer
There are very, very few novels that have been written by very senior officers of the CIA since its founding over 50 years ago. There are very few, I suspect, as accurate in fact and as compelling in fiction as THE CASE OFFICER. I enjoy novels by "outside" writers like Alan Furst and David Ignatius, and well informed non-fiction (one of the best is MOLE by William Hood) but I seldom get a chance to read a novel by someone who has really been in the arena. The much maligned CIA has earned its lumps--but not been given credit, in much informed non-fiction and fiction, by people who know what they are talking about. The point is that there is a wall, in the lobby of the CIA's headquarters. that has stars on it--and no names next to those stars. Those stars represent men and women in the Agency who have given "the last. full measure of their devotion." I think Rustmann romances more than a bit--but not too much. If you want to read about how tradecraft in intelligence is done and the price of service in an area more gray and stressful than can be imagined. this book might be one worth your time.
It must be said, in full disclosure, that I was made aware of and read this novel on recommendations from "outside" members of the press rather than people in the Agency. I suspect that a some insiders find this novel troubling, despite the fact that it must have passed what I can only think is a rigorous Agency review. I am not a fan of Wikileaks, but I am also not someone who thinks the Agency must be exempt from executive and congressional oversight. What, mostly, those like me on the "outside" can know, is only from well-sourced fiction and equally rare reliable non-fiction.
By James Oshea Wade
This author has succeeded in describing the essence of what a case officer does -- at least for the first 100 or so pages. The rest seems to be written by Hollywood style thrill seekers to sell a book. The life of a case officer can be very dangerous but unless you are assigned to a place like Baghdad or Kabul, you aren't carrying a weapon or running around wildly to save the life of your agent. Still I liked it because there aren't many books around written by former case officers. He is the real thing.
By LNDFRAU