Bhoot will be visiting a secret underground weapons facility in iran in just. Serving as a covert operations officer for the cia, valerie plame kept her occupation and identity a secret, even from her closest family and friends. Valerie plame joins the cbs this morning cohosts to discuss her new book, blowback, which she says is intended to show a more realistic. But that shroud was shed in 2003, when cia operative valerie plame s cover was blown in a newspaper column. Sep 30, 20 the first book in the series is blowback, which has earned blurbs like this from david baldacci. Vanessa pierson, the heroine of valerie plames first novel, is ahem blonde, lithe, and nicely sexy. Nov 23, 2015 introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. It is also the first that i have read and i have the feeling you would be better off reading blowback prior to picking this one up.
This feels very clandestine, sitting in the lobby of a lavish downtown denver hotel, waiting to interview valerie plame about her new spy novel, blowback. Oct 01, 20 valerie plame joins the cbs this morning cohosts to discuss her new book, blowback, which she says is intended to show a more realistic portrayal of spies in a landscape of paper doll. Now she tells not only the real story behind the leak, but describes her life at the cia and what happened when her cover was blown. Ive cased the hotel for the quietest spot for recording, and picked a nice corner where i can see the hotel entrance and the elevators. After valerie plames cover as a cia operative was blown in 2003, ending her espionage career, she had to reinvent herself. Valerie plame makes her fiction debut in cia thriller september 28, 20 in blowback, plame channels her expertise in nuclear counterproliferation into a realistic portrait of a. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing bhoot, the worlds most. Valerie wilson, the object of the plame cia leak case that resulted in the conviction of the vicepresidents chief of staff, scooter libby, has spoken publicly only twice since she was outed in july 2003. Plame, a former cia agent, and sarah lovett, author of five suspense novels, make the perfect team for this fastpaced spy thriller. Undercover cia agent vanessa pierson tries to pinpoint just who is building a nuclear weapon in iran and how this shadowy figure has discovered the identities of several of her sources and had them assassinated.
Valerie plame seeks realistic portrayal of spies with new. I feel like the authors created a detailed outline of events to happen, and then they filled in the blanks. What we know of plame s cia career comes from her 2007 book fair game. Blowback audiobook written by valerie plame, sarah lovett. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. Valerie plame, author of blowback in blowback, plame channels her expertise in nuclear counterproliferation into a realistic portrait of a female covert agent. A former career covert cia operations officer, valerie plame worked to protect americas national security and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in particular, nuclear weapons. Blowback by valerie plame and sarah lovett the big thrill. Oct 06, 20 blowback starts new franchise series by ex cia agent valerie plame and sarah lovett. She was out there in the cold with everything on the line. The costs and consequences of american empire, a 2000 nonfiction book by chalmers johnson. With rapidcut shifts from european capitals to washington to the near east, and with insider detail that only a former spy. Ive cased the hotel for the quietest spot for recording, and picked a nice corner where. Valerie elise plame wilson nee plame, august, 1963, is an american writer, spy novelist, and former officer who worked at the united states central intelligence agency cia.
Vanessa pierson, an undercover cia agent in pursuit of terrorists. The former spy has become the author of spy novels. In this episode matt crawford speaks to valerie plame about her book fair game and her career in the cia. Introducing the covert operative vanessa pierson, the authors chart her struggle to capture one of the worlds most dangerous men, a nuclear arms dealer doing business with iran. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plames identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert. Valerie plame is the survivor they couldnt count out.
Blowback vanessa pierson series book 1 kindle edition. Plames position in the cia was famously disclosed by conservative. Valerie plame seeks realistic portrayal of spies with new fiction book. James patterson said, want to read a thriller about the real cia and how it actually works. Outed cia operative valerie plame on her new book, blowback. Valerie plame, whose cover as a cia agent was famously blown during the bush administration a story she. Blowback, her first mystery with cowriter sarah lovett, follows a female cia agent. This is the real deal from someone who is the real deal. Oct 01, 20 introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. Valerie plames career in the cia included assignments in counterproliferation operations, ensuring that enemies of the united states could not threaten the country with weapons of mass destruction.
Introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. Blowback by valerie plame, sarah lovett audiobooks on. Blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent valerie. Introducing an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plame s identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert novak of the washington post. Plame and lovett have hit a home run in their fiction debut. Valerie plame, author of blowback, is a spyturnedspy. The first book in the series is blowback, which has earned blurbs like this from david baldacci. Ex cia operative valerie plame authored a new book blowback to counter hollywoods stereotypes of female cia officers. Dec 31, 2012 this was cowritten by valerie plame used to work for the cia and sarah lovett a writer. But this story is so bad i cant believe its from the same person. She and her husband, ambassador joseph wilson, are the parents of twins. Blowback is a stunning debut novel by former cia agent valerie plame and suspense writer sarah lovetta thriller rich with international intrigue and details of spycraft and secret ops that only an insider could bring to the genre.
Bhoot will be visiting a secret underground weapons. Blowback npr coverage of blowback by valerie plame and sarah lovett. Ex cia agent valerie plame, author of the memoir fair game. Aka valerie plame wilson valerie plame is the author of blowback 3. Blowback by wilson, valerie plame author hardcover oct0120. Valerie plame s career in the cia included assignments in counterproliferation operations, ensuring that enemies of the united states could not threaten the country with weapons of mass destruction. She signed a reported sevenfigure book deal, and her 2007 memoir, fair game. She is also a cia agent, determined to lasso a nuclear arms dealer named bhoot. All that changed in 2003 when a conservative columnist, at the direction of senior white house officials, leaked her true identity. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing bhoot, the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. Valerie plame was outed as a covert agent by scooter libby who was convicted, had his sentence commuted by president bush and then pardoned by president trump. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
Blowback is the first novel in a spy series about a cia operative named vanessa pierson. Valerie plame, whose cover as a cia agent was famously blown during the bush. Blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent. Exspy valerie plame congressional campaign is suddenly in. Valerie plame blowback politics and prose bookstore. Burned by valerie plame and sarah lovett is the second book in the vanessa pierson cia series. I liked valerie plames autobiography of how she got screwed by the bush administration and the cia. This is the first time ive listened to an audio book and wished i was reading text. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing the worlds most dangerous international nuclear. Oct 01, 20 blowback is a stunning debut novel by former cia agent valerie plame and suspense writer sarah lovetta thriller rich with international intrigue and details of spycraft and secret ops that only an insider could bring to the genre. Blowback is also a term which describes the negative consequences, says valerie plame describing the title of her new spy thriller. Based on the autobiography of undercover cia operative valerie plame, whose covert identity was exposed when her husband, retired ambassador joe wilson, wrote a newspaper article challenging the basis for the claim that there. After valerie plame s cover as a cia operative was blown in 2003 and ended her espionage career, she had to reinvent herself.
Sep 30, 20 valerie plames blowback has a plamelike star. Blowback by valerie plame politics and prose bookstore. Plame s position in the cia was famously disclosed by conservative. But that shroud was shed in 2003, when cia operative valerie plames cover was blown in a newspaper column. Blowback vanessa pierson, the heroine of valerie plames first novel, is ahem blonde, lithe, and nicely sexy. Blowback valerie plame wilson, valerie plame, sarah. Former cia agent valerie plame s status as a shooin to win a congressional seat in northern new mexico is now deeply imperiled amid charges shes an outsider from washington who knows too little. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms. Then dive into this corker from former agent valerie plame and sarah lovett.
Valerie plame joins the cbs this morning cohosts to discuss her new book, blowback, which she says is intended to show a more realistic portrayal of spies in a landscape of paper doll. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing. This was cowritten by valerie plame used to work for the cia and sarah lovett a writer. Blowback ebook by valerie plame 9781101598566 rakuten kobo. Valerie plame, the former cia covertoperations officer, will tell you she never lost an asset the cia term for a human information source. A vanessa pierson novel by valerie plame and sarah. Valerie plame, as all true political junkies will recall, rocketed from anonymity to celebrity a decade ago thanks to a truly bizarre episode that the. Ten years ago plame wasnt simply sitting around polishing her nails or working on her smile. Listen to blowback by valerie plame, sarah lovett at. Blowback book calgary public library bibliocommons. Bhoot will be visiting a secret underground weapons facility in iran in just a. Fair game by valerie plame wilson book fair game by doug liman visual.
The central intelligence agency is supposed to be synonymous with secrecy. Also, the way the audio works, it is very hard to tell who is speaking and where they are. Shes getting closer, putting her cover and her career not to mention her life at risk. How a top cia agent was betrayed by her own government. Blowback, a 20 spy novel by former united states cia operations officer valerie plame. Plame wisely hired a coauthor, sarah lovett, who has written five suspense novels.
That being said, i did enjoy this book a great deal. Blowback, a 2009 bestselling military action thriller novel by former indian army officer major mukul deva published by harpercollins. Introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing bhoot, the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. I really am heartened by seeing rouhanis overtures. Oct 07, 2014 undercover cia agent vanessa pierson tries to pinpoint just who is building a nuclear weapon in iran and how this shadowy figure has discovered the identities of several of her sources and had them assassinated. Blowback by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. Oct 17, 20 the central intelligence agency is supposed to be synonymous with secrecy. I liked valerie plame s autobiography of how she got screwed by the bush administration and the cia. Former cia operative valerie plame to speak in taos the. After valerie plames cover as a cia operative was blown in 2003 and ended her espionage career, she had to reinvent herself. Despite all of joe wilsons huffing and puffing and media appearances, was valerie plame, his wife, that one there in the picture in vanity fair, really a covert agent at. It was payback for her then husband, ambassador joseph wilson. Nov 01, 20 what we know of plames cia career comes from her 2007 book fair game. Blowback is a cia term that describes the calculation between the intelligence gathered from a covert operation and the risk involved in getting ahold of that information.
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