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Book SynopsisA highly entertaining account of a young woman who went straight from her college sorority to the CIA, where she hunted terrorists and WMDs
Reads like the show bible for Homeland only her story is real. Alison Stewart, WNYC
A thrilling tale...Walder's fast-paced and intense narrative opens a window into life in two of America's major intelligence agencies Publishers Weekly (starred review)
When Tracy Walder enrolled at the University of Southern California, she never thought that one day she would offer her pink beanbag chair in the Delta Gamma house to a CIA recruiter, or that she'd fly to the Middle East under an alias identity.
The Unexpected Spy is the riveting story of Walder''s tenure in the CIA and, later, the FBI. In high-security, steel-walled rooms in Virginia, Walder watched al-Qaeda members with drones as President Bush looked over her shoulder and CIA Director George Tenet brought her donuts. She tracked chemical t
