In the Enemy's House: The Greatest Secret of the Cold War

In 1946, linguist and codebreaker Meredith Gardner discovered the KGB's network of spies inside the US. He and FBI supervisor Bob Lampshere worked on Venona, a top-secret mission to uncover and take down Soviet agents. They identified Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Klaus Fuchs, and a mysterious master spy. Lampshere and Gardner suspected a mole in the American intelligence community was feeding Moscow Centre information on Venona, leading to the execution of the Rosenbergs.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 15 October 2023
Publisher: Amberley Publishing

In 1946, a remarkable linguist and codebreaker named Meredith Gardner made a groundbreaking discovery. He uncovered a vast network of strategically placed spies operated by the KGB within the United States. Over the next decade, Gardner collaborated with a young FBI supervisor named Bob Lampshere on a top-secret mission known as Venona. Their goal was to expose the Soviet agents and safeguard the invaluable atomic bomb, which held the key to the Cold War espionage. Despite their vastly different backgrounds and personalities, Lampshere and Gardner relentlessly pursued a trail of clues that led them to identify and neutralize the Soviet agents one by one. Their efforts resulted in the capture of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were known as atomic spies. However, at the heart of this intricate spy ring, a mysterious master spy remained elusive, seemingly out of the reach of the American agents. Lampshere and Gardner began to suspect that a mole within the American intelligence community was providing Moscow Centre with information on Venona. They were determined to uncover the traitor and prevent the Soviets from carrying out Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's chilling threat: "We shall bury you!" This thrilling novel spans a breathtaking chapter of history and unfolds as a captivating mystery set against the backdrop of the tense and life-threatening gamesmanship of the Cold War. It begins at the end of World War II and takes readers on a suspenseful journey that culminates in the execution of the Rosenbergs, a haunting outcome that deeply affected both Gardner and Lampshere.

Weight: 248g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398116368