Betrayal in Berlin: The True Story of the Cold War's Most Audacious Espionage Operation - Tapa dura

"Swiftly moving, richly detailed... As well paced as a le Carré novel, with deep insight into the tangled world of Cold War espionage."--Kirkus Reviews

"The best spy book I have ever read...Steve Vogel is a talented and gifted writer who brings the personalities and idiosyncrasies of every participant in this operation to life. His research is vast, varied, and full of detail. It is truly one of those rare books you can't put down."--Sandra "Sandy" Grimes, retired twenty-six year veteran of CIA's Clandestine Service and co-author of Circle of Treason A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed

"A crackling Cold War espionage story, Betrayal in Berlin takes you to the peaks of spying ambition and the depths of betrayal."--David E. Hoffman, author of The Billion Dollar Spy

"One of the most dramatic spy stories of the Cold War, superbly told by a real authority on the subject. Steve Vogel draws on his family background and reportorial expertise to recreate the paranoid atmosphere of divided Berlin and the wall that symbolized the superpower standoff. With a cast of characters that could have come straight out of a John le Carré novel, this is a "mole versus mole" espionage tale like no other."--Michael Dobbs, author of One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War

"This captivating study will thrill World War II buffs as well as mystery readers of all ages."--Library Journal

"Betrayal in Berlin is one of the best Cold War non-fiction espionage books I have read. For me, Mr. Vogel is up there with Ben Macintyre."--Spybrary Podcast

"This is a fascinating, fast-paced narrative, and Vogel is particularly well-suited to write it."--Washington Post

"Excellent... although there are other books on Blake, Mr. Vogel's handling of his tale is original and rewarding... meticulously researched and full of vivid detail."--Wall Street Journal