The Imperfect Spy: The Inside Story of a Convicted Spy

About this book

The ImPerfect Spy is the inside story of George Trofimoff an American civil servant and army reserve colonel convicted in 2001 of spying for the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War. It is a story of betrayal greed and treachery at an almost incomprehensible level. It begins with Trofimoffs early years as a Russian refuge living in pre-World War II Germany and continues throughout the remarkable series of coincidences that converged to give him a new life and made him an American citizen. It follows Trofimoffs life as he advanced in the American intelligence community through positions of increasing responsibility and his unlikely recruitment by a Russian Orthodox Priest Trofimoffs step-brother as a spy for the Soviet Union. It ends with his arrest trial and conviction for espionage. The Imperfect Spy is a remarkably complete look at the life of a spy told from both Trofimoffs point-of-view and from the trial record. The authors unique access to Trofimoffs wifes comments Trofimoffs writings and from the authors personal observation over a five year period combine to create a remarkably intimate look at a very public event.