
The Unexpected Spy
From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists
By: Tracy Walder, Jessica Anya Blau
Paperback | 9 November 2021
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"Reads like the show bible for Homeland only her story is real."
—Alison Stewart, WNYC
"A thrilling tale...Walder’s fast-paced and intense narrative opens a window into life in two of America’s major intelligence agencies"
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
When Tracy Walder enrolled at the University of Southern California, she never thought that one day she would offer her pink beanbag chair in the Delta Gamma house to a CIA recruiter, or that she’d fly to the Middle East under an alias identity.
The Unexpected Spy is the riveting story of Walder's tenure in the CIA and, later, the FBI. In high-security, steel-walled rooms in Virginia, Walder watched al-Qaeda members with drones as President Bush looked over her shoulder and CIA Director George Tenet brought her donuts. She tracked chemical terrorists and searched the world for Weapons of Mass Destruction. She created a chemical terror chart that someone in the White House altered to convey information she did not have or believe, leading to the Iraq invasion. Driven to stop terrorism, Walder debriefed terrorists—men who swore they’d never speak to a woman—until they gave her leads. She followed trails through North Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, shutting down multiple chemical attacks.
Then Walder moved to the FBI, where she worked in counterintelligence. In a single year, she helped take down one of the most notorious foreign spies ever caught on American soil. Catching the bad guys wasn’t a problem in the FBI, but rampant sexism was. Walder left the FBI to teach young women, encouraging them to find a place in the FBI, CIA, State Department or the Senate—and thus change the world.
About the Author
Tracy Walder is a former Staff Operations Officer (SOO) at the CIA's Counterterrorism Center and a Special Agent at the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office specializing in Chinese counterintelligence operations and has taught at Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas. Walder is on the Board of Directors for Girl Security, a non profit group that brings national security curriculum to girls in the US and serves as a national security contributor to Al Jazeera Worldwide.
ISBN: 9781250239716
ISBN-10: 1250239710
Published: 9th November 2021
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 272
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: St Martins Press
Country of Publication: AU
Dimensions (cm): 21.5 x 13.5 x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.23
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