Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America - Paperback

by Jack Barsky (Author), Cindy Coloma (With), Joe Reilly (Foreword by)

One decision can end everything . . . or lead to unlikely redemption.

Millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky in 2015. Now, in this fascinating memoir, the Soviet KGB agent tells his story of gut-wrenching choices, appalling betrayals, his turbulent inner world, and the secret life he lived for years without getting caught.

On October 8, 1978, a Canadian national by the name of William Dyson stepped off a plane at O'Hare International Airport and proceeded toward Customs and Immigration.

Two days later, William Dyson ceased to exist.

The identity was a KGB forgery, used to get one of their own―a young, ambitious East German agent―into the United States.

The plan succeeded, and the spy's new identity was born: Jack Barsky. He would work undercover for the next decade, carrying out secret operations during the Cold War years . . . until a surprising shift in his allegiance challenged everything he thought he believed.

In this deeply personal and gripping true story, Barsky exposes:

• The recruitment process and espionage training used by the KGB
• His time working in America as a secret agent
• How he unraveled the political ideologies instilled by the Communist Party
• The spiritual awakening that changed everything

Deep Undercover will reveal the secret life of this man without a country and tell the story no one ever expected him to tell.

Author Biography

Jack Barsky was born, raised, and educated East Germany. He was recruited by the KGB and spent ten years as an undercover agent in the United States.

Jack severed his relations with the KGB in 1988 and was captured by the FBI in 1997. In the spring of 2015, CBS 60 Minutes ran a story on Jack's unusual life. Jack has retired from his corporate career in information technology to concentrate on his book and public appearances.

He lives with his wife, Shawna, and their daughter, Trinity, in Covington, Georgia.

Cindy Coloma is a bestselling author who has published numerous nonfiction books and twelve novels, including Beautiful (2010 Christy Award finalist and 2011 Revolve Tour Young Adult featured book), Song of the Brokenhearted (with coauthor Sheila Walsh; 2013 ECPA bestseller), The Salt Garden (one of Library Journal's Best Books 2004), Orchid House (2008 ECPA bestseller), and Winter Passing (2001 Christy Award finalist). She has collaborated and ghostwritten with high-profile media personalities, political figures, and international singers/speakers.

Cindy lives with her husband and five children in Redding, California, where she is "family famous" for her chocolate chip cookies.