Product Overview
Author: Yurgine, Joe
Paperback: 308 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Welcome to the dark underbelly of 1968 New York City—the pivotal, devastating year of the sixties filled with Russian spies, anti-Vietnam war demonstrations, Black Panthers, and New Left groups throbbing for guerrilla warfare and violence. The author, a former New York City-based FBI agent who handled Russian espionage cases, weaves together history and fiction to create a riveting, pure chronicle of life inside the FBI and how Harlem was saved from burning.
Deuce, an agent with the FBI, is assigned to cover a Soviet spy by the name of Yuri Popov, who wishes to defect for money—and lots of it. In the midst of trying to ascertain whether Popov is the real deal, Deuce uncovers a web of lies so prodigious that he might just get caught in it himself.
With a remarkable sense of detail and authenticity, the author paints a vivid portrait of a city whose very charm lies in its polarizing nature. Its smells, sights, dive bars, and fast pace of living are all brought to life through colorful characters who are a testament to the old-school detective work that made New York City tick.