Mobius

By Richard Thieme,

Book cover of Mobius: A Memoir

Book description

"The only way you can tell the truth is through fiction," a veteran NSA senior told Richard Thieme. Mobius: A Memoir does just that. It is about a spy but not a typical “spy novel;” it is a love story but definitely not a “romance." Mobius is a stunning exploration…


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Despite the title, this is a novel, not a memoir, but it springs from the author’s long experience in the U.S. intelligence community. A colleague once told Thieme, “The only way you can tell the truth is through fiction.” While most spy novels are plot-driven, this book is deeply character-driven.

The highest drama in intelligence work is what it does to the hearts and souls of those who practice it. The struggle to maintain a center amid shifting identities, the fatal failures, and the burden of knowing things that forever alter how one sees the world takes a heavy toll…

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