AuthorsLive@GreenwichLibrary presents In the Enemy’s House author Howard Blum on Thursday, March 29 at 7 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room.
The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America’s history as he chronicles the incredible true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission and two remarkable agents whose story has been called the greatest secret of the Cold War.
In 1946, genius linguist and codebreaker Meredith Gardner discovered that the KGB was running an extensive network of strategically placed spies inside the United States, whose goal was to infiltrate American intelligence and steal the nation’s military and atomic secrets.
Over the course of the next decade, he and young FBI supervisor Bob Lamphere worked together on Venona, a top-secret mission to uncover the Soviet agents and protect the Holy Grail of Cold War espionage – the atomic bomb.
Blum is the author of New York Times bestsellers including Dark Invasion, the Edgar Award–winner American Lightning, as well as Wanted!, The Gold Exodus, Gangland, and The Floor of Heaven. Blum is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. While at the New York Times, he was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.
This event is open to all at no charge. Registration, using the Library’s online calendar, is highly recommended. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event through Diane’s Books.
For more information, please contact Joseph Williams at jwilliams@greenwichlibrary.org or visit greenwichlibrary.org/authorslive
