The Last Spy

When the CIA discourages spymaster Peter Sichel from writing his memoirs & returns him a heavily redacted manuscript, the sharp as ever 102-year-old decided it was time to tell his own story—unredacted. What he revealed is an extraordinary life lived at the crossroads of Western history and shadowy world of intelligence. Born into a wealthy German Jewish family in 1922, his privileged life is shattered by Hitler's rise to power. After his family is forced to flee to the US, he quickly finds himself to be a rising star in the OSS, America's first intelligence agency. Known as the "Wunderkind" of espionage, he would go on to navigate the shadowy world of Cold War intrigue, uncovering Soviet secrets & witnessing the darker side of the CIA. But his bold tactics would earn him both admiration & suspicion, with whispers of him being a Soviet spy casting a shadow over his allegiances. A compelling, unfiltered account from a CIA spymaster, Sichel recounted his extraordinary life with wit and wisdom, reflecting on the many lives that he has lived.