The Billion Dollar Spy & Billion Dollar Whale 2 Books Collection Set - True Crime Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set. The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal by David E. Hoffman. Billion Dollar Whale: The Bestselling Investigation Into the Financial Fraud of the Century by Tom Wright & Bradley Hope. Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback. Publisher: Icon Books (The Billion Dollar Spy); Scribe Publications (Billion Dollar Whale). Age Range: Adult. Overview. This true crime collection pairs two of the most acclaimed real-life investigations of the last decade: a Cold War espionage thriller and a modern financial fraud exposé. The Billion Dollar Spy uncovers the CIA's most valuable Moscow asset, while Billion Dollar Whale traces the extraordinary theft of billions from a Malaysian state fund. Together they offer gripping, meticulously researched narratives on secrecy, power, and the systems that allow deception to flourish, perfect for readers of investigative journalism and non-fiction thrillers.. About the Books. The Billion Dollar Spy tells the astonishing true story of Adolf Tolkachev, a Soviet engineer who became one of the CIA's most productive Cold War assets. After approaching an American diplomat in Moscow in 1977, Tolkachev spent years secretly passing military secrets to his handlers, using concealed cameras, dead drops, and coded signals to avoid detection by the KGB. David E. Hoffman's Pulitzer Prize-winning account draws on declassified CIA files to reconstruct the tension, tradecraft, and eventual betrayal that ended o...