My Spy Novel Helped Me Make Peace with the CIA
Years after her exit from the agency, Ilana Berry was invited back to talk with aspiring CIA authors
INTERVIEWERS OFTEN ASK ME, only half-joking, whether the CIA is simply a front for creative writers. After all, a plethora of “formers” have penned novels in recent years: Alma Katsu, David McCloskey, James Lawler, to name a few. Last May, my novel, The Peacock and the Sparrow, based on my own experiences as a case …





