Explore the intriguing history of Sylvia Press's book 'The Car of Devils' and its implications on the CIA, as writer Malcolm Muggeridge investigates rumors of sabotage by the intelligence agency. Delve into the book's failure, Press's firing and denial of her CIA pension, and the connection to Richard Helms' idea of creating an American James Bond franchise.
Two very different tales about making stuff up about the CIA. Your host shares the story of Sylvia Press, who in the 1950s, wrote a revenge novel after she was fired during the McCarthy purges. And author Jefferson Morley tells us about the time CIA director Richard Helms tried to create an American James Bond with the help of future Watergate burglar E Howard Hunt.
Get Jefferson Morley’s amazing new book: Scorpion's Dance. Sylvia Press’s novel The Care of Devils is harder to find.