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TIME reporters Elaine Shannon and Ann Blackman delve into the tale of the "American Judas" in THE SPY NEXT DOOR: THE EXTRAORDINARY SECRET LIFE OF ROBERT PHILIP HANSSEN, THE MOST DAMAGING FBI AGENT IN U.S. HISTORY. The title says it all--almost: the authors trace his espionage and the investigations that eventually uncovered it in lucid, well-paced prose, but they also recount his erotic Internet postings and his friendship with a down-and-out stripper, his fascination with spy novels and his conversion to Catholicism. How could such a "good family man" and a devoted churchgoer betray his country with such dedication for so many years? Easy, say the authors, his life was the "perfect cover."
 
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