Coverage dated October 4, 2026

A Spy Spoof With a Grain of Truth

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Fiction is full of novels that depict the murky intrigue, grubby treachery, and moral compromise of the world’s second-oldest profession. Yet among those serious and credible representations are novels that poke fun at the spying game and its operatives, either with subtlety or with gusto.

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    Fiction is full of novels that depict the murky intrigue, grubby treachery, and moral compromise of the world’s second-oldest profession. Yet among those serious and credible representations are novels that poke fun at the spying game and its operatives, either with subtlety or with gusto.

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