by Peter Strzok
First published 2020
Peter Strzok spent over twenty years hunting foreign agents on American soil before opening the FBI's investigation into Russian election interference. The Trump administration forced him from the Bureau in August 2018 after using his private political opinions against him. By then, Strzok had gathered enough evidence to believe the president had fallen under Moscow's influence. Drawing from cases spanning his career, including the Russian illegals operation that inspired The Americans and his work as lead agent on the Mueller investigation, Strzok builds his case for foreign influence reaching the highest government levels. He examines a critical question for every American citizen: what happens when a president appears to prioritize personal interests and Russian concerns over national welfare? Strzok argues this creates a fundamental national security threat that demands public attention and action.
Genres: history, american, political-science, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, espionage, current-affairs
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: America, Russia
Period: 2018
384 pages · Hardcover · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt