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The Lives of Double Agents

The story of the Jordanian spy who betrayed the CIA and blew himself up is stranger than fiction. From Kim Philby to Ian Fleming’s Vesper Lynd, VIEW OUR GALLERY of famous double-crossers.

Published Jan. 5 2010 2:05PM EST

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galleries/2010/01/05/the-lives-of-double-agents/double-agents---the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold_xhcto2 — The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
By John Le Carré

From the Cold War master spy novelist, this is the quintessential novel about the treacherous world of double agents.