The Spy Who Couldn't Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI's Hunt for America's Stolen Secrets

Bhattacharjee, Yudhijit

ISBN 10: 1592409008 / ISBN 13: 9781592409006

Published by Berkley, 2016

Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. Seller Inventory # 00098972813

Synopsis:

Before Edward Snowden's infamous data breach, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an ingenious traitor whose intricate espionage scheme and complex system of coded messages were made even more baffling by his apparent dyslexia. In this fast-paced, true-life spy thriller, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee reveals how the FBI unravelled Brian Regan's strange web of codes to build a case against a man who nearly collapsed America's military security.

About the Author: Yudhijit Bhattacharjee is an award-winning writer whose features and essays on espionage, cybercrime, science and medicine have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Wired and other U.S. magazines. Yudhijit spent 11 years as a staff writer at the weekly journal Science, writing about neuroscience, astronomy and a variety of other topics in research and science policy. His work has been anthologized in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series. Yudhijit has an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and a master's in journalism from The Ohio State University. He lives in a suburb of Washington, D.C., with his wife, his two children and a big red dog.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Spy Who Couldn't Spell: A Dyslexic ...
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good