WhenthinkingofNewMexico,fewAmericansthinkspy-vs.-spyintrigue,butinfact,tomanyinternationalintelligenceoperatives,thestate’snameisnearlysynonymouswithespionage,andSantaFeisasacredsite.TheKGB’ssinglegreatestintelligenceandcounterintelligencecoups,andtheplanningoftheorganization’smostinfamousassassination,alltookplacewithinonemileofBishopLamy’sstatueinfrontofSaintFrancisCathedralincentralSantaFe.Inthisfascinatingguide,formerCIAagentE.B.HeldusesdeclassifieddocumentsfromboththeCIAandKGB,aswellassecondarysources,totracesomeofthemostnotoriousspyingeventsinUnitedStateshistory.HisworkguidesmodernvisitorsthroughthehistoryofsucheventsastheplottoassassinateLeonTrotsky,TedHall’sdeliveryoftechnicaldetailsoftheatombombtotheKGB,andthecontroversialallegationsregardingLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryscientistDr.WenHoLee’scontactswithChina.HeldprovidesbackgroundmaterialaswellasmodernsitelocationstoallowColdWarenthusiaststheopportunitytoexploreinawholenewwaythesettingsforthesehistoricalevents.
