American Spy: Wry Reflections on My Life in the CIA
In a memoir written as a series of narrative vignettes, a former CIA operations officer recounts his years of danger, intrigue, and adventure.
This candid and darkly witty memoir recounts an exhilarating life –and a few close brushes with death. With remarkable sangfroid and a humorist’s eye for absurdity, H. K. Roy describes his many strange and risky exploits in his long career with the CIA.

Welcome
My hope is that the true street-level spy stories recounted in American Spy will entertain, amuse, and inform readers by immersing you in my world. American spies sacrifice in the shadows to report truth to power. If US presidents from both parties continue to ignore or politicize the CIA, the “American empire” may be very short-lived.
Don’t forget to check out the website’s “Extras,” which include the book’s musical soundtrack, access to a “state secret” Russian intelligence file on a highest-level American asset, and a gallery of dozens of photos taken by the author that are not included in the book!