Valerie plame seeks realistic portrayal of spies with new. Valerie plame, whose cover as a cia agent was famously blown during the bush administration a story she recounted in her bestselling 2007 memoir, fair game, has now written a thriller called. Oct 06, 20 she signed a reported sevenfigure book deal, and her 2007 memoir, fair game. Oct 01, 20 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. Cannes debut for film about valerie plame, the agent doublecrossed in political scandal mark brown in cannes thu 20 may 2010. My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house, is back with a new book, blowback, a spy novel written with sarah. Oct 17, 20 not many can take the intense media spotlight that plame, and her husband wilson, were thrust in to and survive and thrive. Sep 30, 20 valerie plame, whose cover as a cia agent was famously blown during the bush administration a story she recounted in her bestselling 2007 memoir, fair game, has now written a thriller called. Introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. The family moves to huntingdon valley, pennsylvania.
Yet these days, reallife spy valerie plame is content simply to sit back and watch her fictional counterpart carrie mathison risk her life to keep america safe on the hit tv series homeland. Valerie plame movie fair game opens in cannes by dana thomas on 52010 at 8. In blowback cowritten by former spy valerie plame, vanessa pierson is a spy who has one allconsuming goal. This was cowritten by valerie plame used to work for the cia and sarah. Valerie plame left is portrayed by naomi watts in a film about plames life. Blowback, her first mystery with cowriter sarah lovett, follows a female cia. Id also go see the movie from this book if one were made, too. Blowback by valerie plame politics and prose bookstore. All that changed in 2003 when a conservative columnist, at the direction of senior white house officials, leaked her true identity.
The issue at stake is the right of enlisted personnel and junior officers to tell the truth about their combat experiences. In response to people who say it was common knowledge that plame was a cia officer, wilson says. Ive cased the hotel for the quietest spot for recording, and picked a nice corner where. 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. That being said, i did enjoy this book a great deal. Ive cased the hotel for the quietest spot for recording, and picked a nice corner where i can see the hotel entrance and the elevators. Exspy valerie plame promotes her movie the new york times. Best and worst female spies in pop culture, by valerie plame. Blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent. Valerie plame wilson, americas bestknown exspy, was looking chic in black bustier and flowing white pants, posing for paparazzi on the red carpet earlier this month at a. My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house 2007 written as valerie plame wilson apa. Well, very few people outside the intelligence community knew. A movie with the same name, a sequel to the tv series, was made after the series ended. But thrive is exactly what plame is doing and blowback is just another way this dynamo is exploring life after international controversy.
Oct 17, 20 the central intelligence agency is supposed to be synonymous with secrecy. David baldacci david baldacci plame and lovett know their stuff cold and have written a realistic, vivid, fast moving story full of shocking twists and unexpected turns. Plame says she wanted to create a %27realistic%27 female heroine. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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 starts new franchise series by excia agent valerie plame. Oct 09, 20 in the intervening years, her memoir fair game was adapted into a film and plame, with her husband, has moved to new mexico. 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. Burned by valerie plame and sarah lovett is the second book in the vanessa pierson cia series. Introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former ci. The central intelligence agency is supposed to be synonymous with secrecy.
Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing bhoot, the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. While she continues to work tirelessly to make the world better for the next. The ranks of female spy novelists are about to get some competition from a woman with a notorious spy past. Blowback is an outstanding addition to the thriller genre and ushers in a writing team that i hope will enthrall us for years to come. Pierson is described as a cia operative with a clandestine. She signed a reported sevenfigure book deal, and her 2007 memoir, fair game. Valerie plame wilson to write series of spy novels the. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. Valerie elise plame is born in a military hospital in anchorage, alaska to samuel d. Sep 19, 20 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. Valerie plames blowback has a plamelike star usa today. But that shroud was shed in 2003, when cia operative valerie plame s cover was blown in a newspaper column.
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. Wilson tells ed bradley of 60 minutes that valerie has received threats. She is working on a fictional spy thriller blowback which will be published in late 2012. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms. 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. Valerie plame wilson, the former cia covert operations officer, was born on elmendorf air force base n anchorage, alaska, in 1963. Outed cia operative valerie plame on her new book, blowback. After valerie plames cover as a cia operative was blown in 2003, ending her espionage career, she had to reinvent herself. Blowback vanessa pierson series book 1 kindle edition. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Valerie plame wilson was born on august, 1963 in anchorage, alaska, usa as valerie elise plame. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading blowback vanessa pierson series book 1.
In her quest to capture bhoot, vanessa encounters professional difficulties, a dangerous sniper and indulges in a clandestine affair with another agent. Valerie plame seeks realistic portrayal of spies with new fiction book. Valerie plame, exspy, is publishing a spy novel the. Valerie plame releasing first novel albuquerque journal. Inside valerie plames quixotic mission to buy twitterand.
A vanessa pierson novel by valerie plame in fb2, rtf, txt download ebook. Its a welltold tale of high stakes and lives on the line, starring a brilliant, edgy protagonist i can. Plame, who wrote about her outing in her memoir, fair game. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plame. The former spy has become the author of spy novels. The truth about the valerie plame case finally emerges. Valerie plame, as all true political junkies will recall, rocketed from anonymity. Oct 01, 20 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. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family valerie plame wilson was born on august, 1963 in anchorage, alaska, usa as valerie elise plame. Blue rider press announced this week that early next year it will publish blowback, the first in a series of worldstage thrillers, featuring a character named vanessa pierson. She has been married to joseph wilson since april 3, 1998. Heres a look at some amazing space images from 2019. May 08, 2018 the book also seems more like a detailed list of activities fox hunting, partying, skiving off school, moving, modeling than a comprehensive life story. A vanessa pierson thriller by valerie plame and sarah lovett.
Valerie plame is right in defending a navy seals right to give a true account of the raid which took out osama bin laden. Plame, a lieutenant colonel in the air force, and diane e. 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. Introducing an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. She is known for her work on fair game 2010, covert affairs 2010 and fearless 2017.
Valerie plame wilson, the former cia covert operations officer, was born on elmendorf air force base in anchorage, alaska in 1963. So it makes sense that shes written one of her own entitled blowback. In the intervening years, her memoir fair game was adapted into a film and plame, with her husband, has moved to new mexico. 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. Vanessa pierson, the heroine of valerie plames first novel, is ahem blonde, lithe, and nicely sexy. Donald ellyson tried to scream, but nothing happened. Dec 31, 2012 in blowback cowritten by former spy valerie plame, vanessa pierson is a spy who has one allconsuming goal. Oct 01, 20 buy blowback vanessa pierson novel by valerie plame wilson, sarah lovett isbn. Ms plame has now used her experience to coauthor a novel of her own, blowback. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The blowback from the case had some piquant results. Blowback vanessa pierson series book 1 kindle edition by.
Bush administration, the outed spy has a new national security. It was payback for her then husband, ambassador joseph wilson. My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house became a movie, with naomi watts playing plame. Spy vanessa pierson is in pursuit of a rogue international arms dealer. Serving as a covert operations officer for the cia, valerie plame kept her occupation and identity a secret, even from her closest family and friends. Buy blowback vanessa pierson novel by valerie plame wilson, sarah lovett isbn. Blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent valerie. 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. The book moves back and forth between the past and present, going all the way back to the time the golds and hartes first met as two young married couples. Novak writes, wilson never worked for the cia, but his wife, valerie plame, is an agency operative on weapons of mass destruction. Valerie plame joins the cbs this morning cohosts to discuss her new book, blowback, which she says is intended to show a more realistic.
She was previously married to joseph wilson and todd david sesler. Valerie plame, author of blowback in blowback, plame channels her expertise in nuclear counterproliferation into a realistic portrait of a female covert agent. But that shroud was shed in 2003, when cia operative valerie plames cover was blown in a newspaper column. Blowback a vanessa pierson novel hardcover october 23, 20 by valerie plame author, sarah lovett author 4. Overview introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. Valerie plame wilson is former covert cia operations officer and author of the book fair game. Douglas preston 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. He had done a lot of reprehensible things in his fiftyfive years, but this was not how he had expected to diehis throat sliced and hot blood running down the front of his parka. Valerie plame, exspy, is publishing a spy novel the atlantic. Valerie plame wilson to write series of spy novels the new. Blowback valerie plame starts a book tour in new york city to publicize her new novel, cowritten with sarah lovett, upon its release tuesday.
Valerie plame wilson, americas bestknown exspy, was looking chic in black bustier and flowing white pants, posing for paparazzi on the red carpet earlier this month at a film. We do get a feel for the love hustons mom bestowed on her children and for the fun and hardships that come with having john huston a harddrinking womanizer and gambler who was often. Blowback is a stunning debut novel by former cia agent valerie plame and suspense writer. Blowback vanessa pierson series book 1 kindle edition by plame, valerie, lovett, sarah. Introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer. She is known for her work on fair game 2010, the worlds greatest spy movies 2016 and countdown to zero 2010. 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. After valerie plames cover as a cia operative was blown in 2003 and ended her espionage career, she had to reinvent herself.
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