Spy handler : memoir of a KGB officer : the true story of the man who recruited Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames / Victor Cherkashin with Gregory Feifer

"A Member of the Perseus Books Group."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Inside the lion's den : Washington Station -- The training of a KGB handler -- Cold War frontline : Beirut -- Treason -- Intrigue at Moscow centre -- Washington Station : the redefector -- Washington Station : the most dangerous spy -- Washington Station : how to catch a spy -- Washington Station : the biggest catch : Hanssen -- The final years of the KGB -- Wild capitalism on the streets of new Russia -- Lessons of Cold War espionage.

Hanssen, a FBI special agent, and Ames, a disgruntled CIA officer, were both recruited as spies by the KGB in 1985. A retired KGB colonel who served as the head of counterintelligence at the Soviet Embassy in Washington, DC, together with a former Radio Free Moscow correspondent, relates these high profile Cold War true spy tales that provide insights into why these Americans turned treasonous and the inner workings of Soviet espionage. Unlike le Carre novels, this includes photos of spies. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)