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Richard M. Bissell, Jr., the most important CIA spymaster in history, singlehandedly led America's intelligence service from the age of Mata Hari into the space age. Under his guidance the U-2 spy-plane, the SR-71 "Blackbird," and the Corona spy satellite were developed, and the agency rose to the pinnacle of its power. Bissell was also, however, the architect of the infamous Bay of Pigs operation that failed to overthrow Castro in 1961 and led to the decline of the CIA. In this compelling memoir, Bissell gives us an insider's view of the personalities, policies, and historical forces surrounding these and other covert operations and the lessons learned during those times of conflict.Bissell begins by describing his early years as a member of America's unofficial aristocracy. Born in a house that his father bought from Samuel Clemens, he was educated at Groton and Yale and befriended by Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, among others. Bissell recounts how he became acting head of the Economic Cooperation Administration, the agency in charge of the Marshall Plan after World War II, and helped to create the European Payments Union. Bissell was brought into the CIA in 1954, where he initiated a revolution in intelligence-gathering techniques. He reveals the details of these developments, as well as of the unique CIA-Lockheed partnership he pioneered, his participation in the CIA-sponsored coup to overthrow Arbenz in Guatemala, and his involvement in crises in Laos and the Congo. Bissell's memoir sheds light not only on pivotal points of American foreign policy but also on America's evolution from isolationist to interventionist superpower

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Rolf Harris: Australia's Forgotten Son -- Wrestling with Demons -- The Rise and Fall of the Disco King -- The Vampire of Holloway Drive -- Lord Lucan: The Twice-Dead Aristocrat -- Life of the Party -- Jim Fixed It: The Shocking Crimes of Jimmy Savile -- Garth Drabinsky: Theatrical Impresario to Convicted Fraudster -- The Blood Countess -- The Boy Who Thrived -- The Devil's Prophet -- Baretta in Cold Blood -- Alfredo Codona: The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors.

This book provides a critical discussion of True Crime literature, arguing for the deconstruction of the genre into subgenres that better reflect a work's contents. In analysing seminal and lesser-known works, the areas of authenticity, accuracy, and author proximity are considered to form a framework on which an individual publication's subgenre (re)categorisation can be assessed. The book considers the likes of Ann Rule, Truman Capote, and Maggie Nelson, among other notable authors. Their works -- those that fit into True Crime and those that defy categorisation within the genre as it exists -- are reviewed, and their defining features critiqued. Topics such as narrative methodologies, figurative language, and utilisation of research are considered in support of this. These strands combine to a larger discussion regarding a deconstruction of True Crime, and the ways in which this will improve the social responsibility of the genre, and encourage a more conscientious consumerism of it. Charlotte Barnes is a Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing at the University of Wolverhampton. Charlotte has primarily researched crime fiction through practice-based means, and has since published ten novels in this genre. Charlotte explores representations of female violence, and the ways in which this area can critique and contribute both to creative writing and gender studies.

Outrageous acts of villainy have slowly drifted out of the national limelight and into the dustbin of Texas history. Consider the uproar over the 1879 shooting of actor Maurice Barrymore in Marshall and the 1949 murder of oil field legend Tex Thornton in Amarillo. The 1909 Coryell County Courthouse massacre committed by a sixteen-year-old girl remains just as shocking today. For the long-suffering associates of repeat offenders like Fort Worth's Flapper Bandit or Temple's International Man of Mystery. notoriety couldn't fade quickly enough. From the lawless days of the frontier to the rise of organized crime, Clay Coppedge sifts through eighteen obscure case files to chart the evolution of crime and punishment in the state

Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Foreword -- Contents -- Five-Card Draw -- Artful -- Baccarat -- Under Concrete -- Twine -- Trojan Horse -- The Device -- Wooden Box -- Guns for Sale -- Proactive -- The Entertainer -- Escape -- Ramble -- Wasted Effort -- Sniffer Dogs -- Dreamin' -- Gamma Rays -- Good Oil -- Arson -- By Many Means.

Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- True Crime, Documentary and Ethics -- How to Approach This Collection -- Summary -- Notes -- References -- 1. Beyond Entertainment: Podcasting and the Criminal Justice Reform "Niche -- Podcasting and True Crime -- The True Crime "Niche -- True Crime and Social Movement Theories -- Leveraging the Serial Effect for Real Change -- Undisclosed -- Truth and Justice (Serial Dynasty) -- Breakdown -- Up and Vanished -- In the Dark -- The Niche as a Movement: Theoretical Perspective -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 2. Chasing the Truth: Making a Murderer, Historical Narrativity and the Global Netflix Event -- Making a Murderer as Netflix Text: 'Quality' Television and Layered Meaning -- Making a Murderer as Netflix Event: Participatory New Media and Historical Narrativity -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. True Crime Adaptations and the Many Faces of the Atlanta Monster -- Case Files: Introduction to the ACM -- The Role of Genre and Conventions -- Who Is the "Atlanta Monster?": Narrative Rationality in Answering Hard-Boiled Questions -- Perspectives in Adaptations of the ACM -- Journalism: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Podcasting: Atlanta Monster -- Television: Mindhunter, Season 2 -- Detective's Notes: Lessons in Adaptation from Coverage of the Atlanta Monster -- References -- 4. True Crime, True Representation? Race and Injustice Narratives in Wrongful Conviction Podcasts -- Introduction -- Wrongful convictions -- Racializing crime news -- True crime podcasts -- Representation in wrongful conviction podcasts -- Conclusions -- Note -- References -- 5. Unresolved - Narrative Strategies in an Unsolved True Crime: Depictions of the JonBenét Ramsey killing.

Espionage-the practice of spying to gather secret information-isn't a new method of gaining an edge on a competitor or enemy. However, technology has opened new doors to this sometimes illegal covert activity. Many countries, including the United States, even have government-sanctioned spies. There's some truth in the James Bond stories! In this book, the methods and tools of espionage and anti-espionage are examined, including surveillance, bugging, spy satellites, drones, cryptography, and cyberwarfare. Readers will love this intriguing and in-depth look into the world of intelligence gathering

The bestselling co-author of The Moscow Rules and Argo tells her riveting, courageous story of being a female spy at the CIA and battling against the agency's ingrained culture of sexism, all while undertaking dangerous missions for America's safety during the height of the Cold War

Dimensions of economic espionage and the criminalization of trade secret theft -- Transition to an information society: increasing interconnections and interdependence -- International dimensions of business and commerce -- Competitiveness and legal collection versus espionage and economic crime -- Tensions between security and openness -- The new rule for keeping secrets: The Economic Espionage Act -- Multinational conspiracy or natural evolution of market economy.

The article analyzes espionage crimes in the practice of three courts in Lithuania in 1919–1940. It reveals general typology of political crimes and puts espionage in the high treason group. Mainly espionage crime cases are discussed in the Chamber of Appeal, Army court and Court-martials, showing that the harshest punishments were declared in the latter.

The article analyzes espionage crimes in the practice of three courts in Lithuania in 1919–1940. It reveals general typology of political crimes and puts espionage in the high treason group. Mainly espionage crime cases are discussed in the Chamber of Appeal, Army court and Court-martials, showing that the harshest punishments were declared in the latter.