Intrepid's Last Case (1984) By William Stevenson
 
Intrepid's Last Case chronicles the post-World War II activities of Sir William Stephenson, whose fascinating role in helping to defeat the Nazis was the subject of the worldwide bestseller A Man Called Intrepid.Sir William Stephenson still stood at the center of events when he & author Stevenson discussed in the 1980s an investigation into sudden allegations that Intrepid's wartime aide, Dick Ellis, has been both a Soviet mole & a Nazi spy.
 
They concluded that the rumors grew, ironically, from Intrepid's last wartime case involving the 1st major Soviet intelligence defector of the new atomic Igor Gouzenko. Intrepid saved Gouzenko & found him sanctuary inside a Canadian spy school, Camp X.
 
Gouzenko was about to make more devastating disclosures than those concerning atomic espionage when the case was mysteriously terminated & Intrepid's organization dissolved. Unraveling the implications of Gouzenko's defection & Intrepid's removal from the case, tracing the steps of Ellis & disclosing much new information regarding US & Canadian postwar intelligence activities,
 
Intrepid's Last Case is a story that for sheer excitement rivals the best spy fiction & is all the more important because every word is true. Filled with never-before-revealed facts on the Soviet-Western nuclear war dance & a compelling portrayal of the mind of a professional spy, Intrepid's Last Case picks up where the 1st book ended, at the very roots of the cold war. It describes one of the most widespread cover-ups & bizarre betrayals in intelligence history.
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
319 Pages
In Good Condition