Valerie plame, author of blowback in blowback, plame channels her expertise in nuclear counterproliferation into a realistic portrait of a female covert agent. It is also the first that i have read and i have the feeling you would be better off reading blowback prior to picking this one up. Valerie plame, whose career with the cia ended abruptly when her identity as an operative with the agency was leaked to the media by her political enemies, was at the boston book festival opening. The new book blowback is a spy thriller written by someone who knows from spies former cia officer valerie plame. Plame, a former cia operative, came into view in 2003 wh. Inside valerie plames quixotic mission to buy twitterand. Along with sarah lovett, she has published the well received fictional spy thrillers blowback and burned. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Former spy valerie plame tries her hand at the spy novel. Valerie plame wilson speakers bureau and booking agent info. Plame became a household name when in 2003 her cover was notoriously blown by a member of the bush administration.
Blowback, her first mystery with cowriter sarah lovett, follows a female cia agent. Despite all of joe wilsons huffing and puffing and media appearances, was valerie plame, his wife, that one there in the picture in vanity fair, really a covert agent at. In an opinion article that you and your husband, joseph wilson, wrote for the. Valerie plames dispatch from her river of no return. In blowback cowritten by former spy valerie plame, vanessa pierson is a spy who has one allconsuming goal. Valerie plame wilson begins her memoir, fair game, on a note of toughness. Valerie plame seeks realistic portrayal of spies with new. Plame was outed by the bush administration after wilson wrote an oped for the new york times. Blowback by valerie plame politics and prose bookstore. Valerie is the author of the new york times bestselling memoir fair game. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms.
Brown valerie plame tweets story saying jews are warmongers in middle east former cia officer valerie plame says. Valerie plame, author of blowback, is a spyturnedspy. Valerie plame is the survivor they couldnt count out. I never dreamed id be talking sex with former cia operative valerie plame. She is known for her work on fair game 2010, the worlds greatest spy movies 2016 and countdown to zero 2010. She has been married to joseph wilson since april 3, 1998. In her quest to capture bhoot, vanessa encounters professional difficulties, a dangerous sniper and indulges in a clandestine affair with another agent. Valerie plame tweets story saying jews are warmongers in. After valerie plames cover as a cia operative was blown in 2003, ending her espionage career, she had to reinvent herself. Valerie elise plame wilson nee plame, august, 1963, is an american writer, spy novelist, and former officer who worked at the united states central intelligence agency cia. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Now shes back, standing tall and laying it all out for the world to see. Its a welltold tale of high stakes and lives on the line, starring a brilliant, edgy protagonist i can.
Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family valerie plame wilson was born on august, 1963 in anchorage, alaska, usa as valerie elise plame. As a covert operative at the time of the story, the revelation of plames agency ties involved novak and his two senior. Valerie plame at the boston book festival the boston globe. Valerie plame, the former cia covertoperations officer, will tell you she never lost an asset the cia term for a human information source. My rethink interview with former undercover cia agent valerie plame and former ambassador joe wilson. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing bhoot, the worlds most. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing bhoot, the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. Plame and her husband, joe wilson, accused the bush white house of doing it in retaliation.
The government invaded plames privacy, but she is also somebody who understands the importance of intelligence. Plame and lovett have hit a home run in their fiction debut. Then dive into this corker from former agent valerie plame and sarah lovett. Introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing bhoot, the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. Blowback vanessa pierson series book 1 kindle edition by. Valerie plame keeps cashing in on story that wasnt that. Aka valerie plame wilson valerie plame is the author of blowback 3. Valerie plame wilson came in to sights of the american people when the bush administration in what many think was an act of treason outed her as a spy at a time of war to get back at and discredit her husband.
The issue at stake is the right of enlisted personnel and junior officers to tell the truth about their combat experiences. That being said, i did enjoy this book a great deal. She was previously married to joseph wilson and todd david sesler. The former spy has become the author of spy novels. Todays stakes arent about the rich, petty politics or settling scores. Being outed as an undercover operative for the cia may be the best thing that ever happened to valerie plame. Valerie plame, whose career with the cia ended abruptly when her identity as an operative with the agency was leaked to the media by her political. Valerie plame and sarah lovetts blowback by bill kohlhaase november 1, 20. My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house, which was released as a major motion picture of the same name starring sean penn and naomi watts. She and her husband, ambassador joseph wilson, more about valerie plame. Valerie plame, as all true political junkies will recall, rocketed from anonymity to celebrity a decade ago thanks to a truly bizarre episode that the george w. Inside valerie plames quixotic mission to buy twitterand shut down trump.
Joe wilson and valerie plame leave an afterparty at the macedonian embassy in washington following the white house correspondents dinner in 2006. Plame and husband joe wilsons misadventure into the realm of weapons of mass destruction has rewarded them with a far more exciting and monetarily beneficial existence than she. Valerie plame wilson was born on august, 1963 in anchorage, alaska, usa as valerie elise plame. This feels very clandestine, sitting in the lobby of a lavish downtown denver hotel, waiting to interview valerie plame about her new spy novel, blowback.
Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. She holds a bachelors degree from pennsylvania state university and masters degrees from the london school of economics and political science and the college of europe in bruges, belgium. Mission to niger, identified valerie plamewife of exus ambassador joe wilsonas a cia operative on weapons of mass destruction. Valerie plame is the master of her own universe the new. Valerie plame joins the cbs this morning cohosts to discuss her new book, blowback, which she says is intended to show a more realistic portrayal of spies in a landscape of paper doll. Blowback is a spy story cowritten by valerie plame with the thriller novelist sarah lovett, featuring a cia operative, vanessa pierson, who is intent on protecting the world against the proliferation of nuclear weapons much like plame herself before she was outed as an undercover agent by scooter libby and others in the bush white house during the aftermath of our iraq invasion. This was cowritten by valerie plame used to work for the cia and sarah lovett. Blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent valerie. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A former career covert cia operations officer, valerie plame worked to protect americas national security and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in particular, nuclear weapons. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plame s identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert novak of the washington post. Valerie plame wilson audio books, best sellers, author. Blowback by valerie plame and sarah lovett the big thrill.
Valerie plame is the master of her own universe the new york. Valerie plame excia agent outed by cheneys chief of staff, spy novelist running for congress in new mexico scooter libby was convicted of lying to investigators and obstruction of. The future rests on a ticking nuclear time bomb thats ready to explode in your face. Ambassador joseph wilson, repudiation of president george w. Ive cased the hotel for the quietest spot for recording, and picked a nice corner where. Story of cia spy outed by her own side this article is more than 9 years old. After all, shes the covert operative whose name was leaked to the press by senior members of the george w. Blowback vanessa pierson series book 1 kindle edition by valerie plame, sarah lovett. Former spy valerie plame will be back in the headlines at the start of this month, this time for her new spy fiction novel blowback. But a few weeks ago, valerie plame and her husband, joe wilson, traveled to my new hometown of taos, n.
Valerie plame, exspy, is publishing a spy novel the. Can the exspy take away the presidents megaphone before he tweets the world into armageddon. Valerie plame, as all true political junkies will recall, rocketed from. Introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. She describes paramilitary drills in which she participated as a c. She and her husband, ambassador joseph wilson, are the parents of twins. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plames identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert novak of the washington post.
Burned by valerie plame and sarah lovett is the second book in the vanessa pierson cia series. Blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent. I have always been appalled by the depiction of female cia operatives. Blowback ebook by valerie plame 9781101598566 rakuten kobo. Blowback is a stunning debut novel by former cia agent valerie plame and suspense writer sarah lovetta thriller rich with international intrigue and details of spycraft and secret ops that only an insider could bring to the genre. She is known for her work on fair game 2010, covert affairs 2010 and fearless 2017. Youre publishing a book this month called blowback, a spy novel written with sarah lovett. Introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former ci. Biography and booking information for valerie plame wilson, former career covert cia operations officer.
James patterson said, want to read a thriller about the real cia and how it actually works. Bush administration, abruptly ending her cia career, and who is married to former u. Remember the outrage when cia operative valerie plames name was leaked to newspaperman robert novak. Valerie plame is right in defending a navy seals right to give a true account of the raid which took out osama bin laden. The first book in the series is blowback, which has earned blurbs like this from david baldacci. Valerie plame wilson, the former cia covert operations officer, was born on elmendorf air force base in anchorage, alaska in 1963.
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