The Director

By David Ignatius

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Director (2014) is a spy thriller by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius. A new CIA director discovers that the agency's networks have been penetrated by sophisticated hackers. As he tries to rebuild trust and find the leak, Ignatius explores the collision between espionage, Silicon Valley and the vulnerability of digital secrets in an open society. The plot turns on whether an intelligence service can remain secret in a networked age.

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• Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is David Ignatius' "The Director." It's another superb espionage thriller from Ignatius. This one set in the world of cyberspace and agencies like the NSA. It reads like it's from the front pages and it brings you vividly into the strange world of hackers. Absolutely fascinating.”