At the height of the Cold War, the CIA’s most sensitive secrets flowed through a vault in Southern California. Christopher Boyce, a young contractor with a genius mind, a love of falconry, and a distaste for his country, had access to them all. Security was lax, temptation was strong, and betrayal soon followed.
With the help of his reckless best friend, Andrew Daulton Lee, Boyce smuggled classified documents to the Soviet embassy in Mexico City. What started as drunken bravado and easy money spiraled into one of the most audacious acts of treason in American history.
Winner of the Edgar Award and the basis for the acclaimed film, The Falcon and the Snowman is a real-life spy thriller as shocking as fiction.
