THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'A tense thriller in which Andrew and Jihi Bustamante are both the hunters and the hunted in a cat and mouse game with a dangerous double agent working in the heart of the CIA. Every page is more gripping than the last, propelling the reader to its exciting finale'
Robert Verkaik, author of The Traitor of Colditz and Jihadi John
Married spies Andrew and Jihi Bustamante were assigned to a mission so sensitive and explosive that the CIA has yet to acknowledge it: to find a mole who had compromised the agency's network in a country code-named 'Falcon.' Assembling a ragtag team of fellow operatives, they used their understanding of how terrorists operate to build a cell of their own right at the heart of the CIA. Shadow Cell is their thrilling first-hand story - and an unprecedented window into twenty-first century spycraft.
'A uniquely compelling spy memoir'
Richard J Aldrich, author of GCHQ
'Reads like a novel, educates like a thesis'
Ric Prado, former Chief of Operations at the CIA's Counterterrorism Center
"Nail-biting . . . An unusual window into the normally closed world of spies' private lives . . . Part autobiography, part true crime - or rather, true espionage - their tale of the hunt for a highly placed mole, which is also partly an exposé of the sometimes-dubious practices of CIA corporate culture, is a page-turning read." - Telegraph
"The Bustamantes write with a frank, conversational tone that is easy to follow and welcomes the reader into their world . . . an excellent account of real-world spy games and an entertaining and informative look at the logistics of modern intelligence work." - Booklist
"Hair-raising . . . an alluring crash-course on spycraft . . . the authors pack in plenty of suspense, providing the cliffhangers and paranoid atmosphere of a John le Carré novel." - Publishers Weekly
"A fast-paced account of an effort to root out a mole and recruit double agents in an unnamed enemy nation . . . The adventures and misadventures are plentiful here, but of equally great interest to readers are the authors' lucid explanations of how spycraft proceeds to begin with . . . A gripping espionage yarn that happily contradicts the authors' advice for crafting a cover story: 'Make it boring as hell." - Kirkus (starred review)
"Hair-raising" - Daily Mail
