About the Author

The International Spy Museum in Washington D.C. is the only public museum of its kind in the United States, and the only one in the world to provide a global perspective on this all-but-invisible realm. It features the largest collection of spy-related artifacts and exhibits ever placed on public display.

Peter Earnest, Executive Director of the ISM, spent thirty-six years in the CIA, twenty of those in the Agency's Clandestine Service.

Antony Shugaar is a writer specializing in popular culture and the media. He is the author or coauthor of several books, Memoirs of an Italian Terrorist, Latitude Zero, City that Never Sleeps, City by the Bay, America Discovered, and has written for many publications, including Spy Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Village Voice, The Times of London, New England Monthly, and many more.

Stephen Guarnaccia is the former art director of The New York Times's Op-Ed Page, and his distinctive, quirky style is familiar to millions.