H. Keith Melton and Robert Wallace
| H. Keith Melton is a historian specializing in clandestine technology and espionage “tradecraft.” He is also a member of the board of directors for the new International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.
Robert Wallace retired from the CIA in 2003 with 32 years of service. He is founder and CEO of the Artemus Consulting Group. Wallace and Melton co-authored Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA’s Spytechs from Communism to Al Qaeda (Dutton). Please visit www.ciamagic.com |
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THE OFFICIAL CIA MANUAL OF TRICKERY AND DECEPTION William Morrow, November 2009 Genre: Current Events & Politics Agent: Dan Mandel Foreign Sales |
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“For spy buffs and those interested in the art of illusion, it’s a quick and delightful read, complete with wonderful sketches of spy tools and plenty of history, too.”—The Observer In 1953, at the height of the Cold War spy games, the CIA recruited a famous magician to teach CIA agents sleight-of-hand and other deception techniques used by magicians. But there was no proof of this secret manual’s existence… until a copy was discovered among the CIA’s recently declassified archives. Espionage experts H. Keith Melton and Robert Wallace delve into the history of CIA’s controversial missions, explaining the context of this curious artifact of CIA training. This is the first publication of magician John Mulholland’s manual reconstructed from the existing un-redacted pages, including hand-drawn illustrations for visual tips. Cars rigged for transporting bodies, cigarette papers for surreptitious notes, fake coins to hide poisonous powder, even ladies’ powder compacts as secret containers—any object could be turned into an accessory for espionage, if used correctly. |
