CLASS 11 Inside the CIA's First Post-9/11 Spy Class

If you've ever wanted to know what a spy-in-training goes through, listen in on Waters's description of surveillance runs, mock arrests, dead-drop arrangements, and "The Farm," the CIA's hidden facility in Virginia. Waters, like many others, volunteered after 9/11, even though he had to leave his new wife in Florida. Patrick Lawlor reads the memoir with enthusiasm and clarity. He enlivens conversations and descriptions of Waters's instructors and fellow trainees. The author's persistent tone of cheeriness is at odds with the deadly seriousness of his mission but reflects the positive attitude he brought to the rigors of the program. An author interview completes this informative package. J.B.G. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 07]