The CIA Discworld He called it the Scrum

He called it the Scrum method

You’ll discover: - Tips on how to get into the mind-set of a codebreaker - Puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brain-bending - Challenges that have never been solved - Insight into the organisation's top secret history dating back to 1919 The security of the country is at stake

the Sten submachine gun and many more

The novel is an edgy contrapuntal tale of different personalities and experiences

the California desert

The CIA Discworld He called it the ScrumA TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2024 'Gripping history that also informs the present' Sunday Times 'Lively and original' The Spectator 'A spectacular achievement' Dominic Sandbrook 'Fast paced, absorbing, insightful' Simon Hall 'Simply superb' Kathryn Olmsted The definitive history of how the CIA became the foremost defender of America's covert global empire As World War II ended, the United States stood as the dominant power