Honey Trapped: Sex, Betrayal and Weaponized Love

The use of honey traps, or seduction and betrayal to acquire sensitive information, is an enduring piece of tradecraft in the world of spy versus spy. This book explores the history and effectiveness of honey traps, from ancient times to cyber seductions, and tells the stories of spies who have used sex to acquire sensitive information.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 29 October 2021
Publisher: The History Press Ltd

While the so-called 'honey trap' is a Hollywood cliché, it is also an enduring piece of tradecraft in the real-life world of spy versus spy. Employed by virtually every intelligence service in times of war and peace, the work of femme fatales and Romeo spies has shaped policy and history through seduction, betrayal, and scandal. Perhaps the most well-known, though least understood, element of espionage, the use of honey traps can be found throughout history in religious texts, lurid headlines, and pop culture mythology.

Honey Trapped is the first book to fully examine the oldest and consistently effective piece of tradecraft, from the ancient world to cyber seductions. Honey Trapped tells the stories of those spies, both famous and obscure, who used sex and leveraged love to acquire sensitive information. From Greek mythology to recent investigations, the potent mix of sex and espionage is sure to enthrall and entertain.

Weight: 682g
Dimension: 163 x 242 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780750996037