Do you enjoy Le Carre, Forsythe, Furst?  Have you been unable to put down Bustamante or Gerritsen? Whether you have read one or many, join in an exploration of the spy novel through the decades, from tales of the great spy agencies facing off during the Cold War, to the search for direction in its aftermath and the wars on drugs and terrorism, to more recent stories of retired spies threatened by the ghosts of operations long past.  We may even choose to watch one of the movies based on the greatest of these novels, for comparison.  Join in lively discussions where everyone’s recollections of these stories – and perhaps even life experience – will bring something to the table.  

Anne Hall is a retired Foreign Service Officer. She began her career in Colombia during the drug wars, studied Chinese and served in China, and eventually discovered she loved the countries of the former Warsaw Pact and Soviet Union. She was the US Ambassador to Lithuania.  She was never a spy.  Truly.