Farewell: The Greatest Spy Story of the Twentieth Century

Although broken up by slower sections, this is a unique examination of one of the most interesting (and impactful) espionage cases of this last century.

Well-researched, thoroughly-organized and even (at times) entertaining, this is very much worth the read, even if just to gain a perspective on history through one man's eyes. Raynaud and Kostin even appeal to the literary enthusiast, with themes of revenge, solitude and self-grandiosity bringing to question even the smallest of actions (why DO we do what we do?).

Some portions of the book are a little slower than others, but if you are not totally engrossed a third of the way in, well, this clearly is not the right genre: because the hook gets set deep. And, you know, after reading it, I'd even read it again (which is really saying something).