The Spook Who Sat By The Door (novel)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a novel by Sam Greenlee, first published in March 1969 (in London, UK, by Allison & Busby). A film of the same name based on the novel was made in 1973.
The novel and the film both dramatize the CIA's history of giving training to persons and/or groups who later utilize their specialized intelligence training against the agency.
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