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What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Spies

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Espionage work is mostly waiting and watching, assessing and analyzing. To make a movie, Hollywood strays far from the truth. Here, two leading writers about spying compare notes.

Katherine Reay and Brittany Butler
Katherine Reay and Brittany Butler
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Katherine Reay and Brittany Butler

Katherine Reay and Brittany Butler

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