Stealing Secrets--Inside the CIA With the Author of Red Sparrow

Published: June 5, 2013, 1 p.m.

b'Red Sparrow is a novel. But how much of it is fiction? Therein lies the tale. Only author Jason Matthews knows. He spent 33 years as a covert operative with the CIA\\u2019s National Clandestine Service before creating this debut novel. Matthews, using a sturdy foundation of knowledge acquired on the job, writes of romance and spies, deceit and surprises.'