Cathy Scott-Clark is an award-winning investigative journalist and author, and an Emmy-winning filmmaker. She has worked with HBO, the BBC, The Sunday Times and The Guardian, and has co-authored books with Adrian Levy including The Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden; The Siege: The Attack on the Taj; and CIA exposé The Forever Prisoner.

'A story thrillingly and way too amusingly told … Cathy Scott-Clark’s thriller-like account packs in intrigue, an international manhunt — and a risky US-Russia prisoner swap.'

• Preface 1. “I Wanted the Whole World” 2. “A Better Sunset” 3. “Sausages and Beer” 4. “We Lived Like Traders in Ancient Times” 5. “A One-Man Weapon of Mass Destruction” 6. “Who Is This Guy? He’s All Over the Place” 7. “I Don’t Want This Story Going On” 8. “An Open Kimono Kind of Guy” 9. “If You Do Lots of Favours You Get Favours Back” 10. “Now You Have to Face the Music” 11. “Legal Mumbo-Jumbo” 12. “I’m Not a Show Pony” Sources and further reading List of illustrations Index

Cathy Scott-Clark is an award-winning investigative journalist and author, and an Emmy-winning filmmaker. She has worked with HBO, the BBC, The Sunday Times and The Guardian, and has co-authored books with Adrian Levy including The Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden; The Siege: The Attack on the Taj; and CIA exposé The Forever Prisoner.

'A story thrillingly and way too amusingly told … Cathy Scott-Clark’s thriller-like account packs in intrigue, an international manhunt — and a risky US-Russia prisoner swap.'

• Preface 1. “I Wanted the Whole World” 2. “A Better Sunset” 3. “Sausages and Beer” 4. “We Lived Like Traders in Ancient Times” 5. “A One-Man Weapon of Mass Destruction” 6. “Who Is This Guy? He’s All Over the Place” 7. “I Don’t Want This Story Going On” 8. “An Open Kimono Kind of Guy” 9. “If You Do Lots of Favours You Get Favours Back” 10. “Now You Have to Face the Music” 11. “Legal Mumbo-Jumbo” 12. “I’m Not a Show Pony” Sources and further reading List of illustrations Index

Cathy Scott-Clark is an award-winning investigative journalist and author, and an Emmy-winning filmmaker. She has worked with HBO, the BBC, The Sunday Times and The Guardian, and has co-authored books with Adrian Levy including The Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden; The Siege: The Attack on the Taj; and CIA exposé The Forever Prisoner.

'A story thrillingly and way too amusingly told … Cathy Scott-Clark’s thriller-like account packs in intrigue, an international manhunt — and a risky US-Russia prisoner swap.'

• Preface 1. “I Wanted the Whole World” 2. “A Better Sunset” 3. “Sausages and Beer” 4. “We Lived Like Traders in Ancient Times” 5. “A One-Man Weapon of Mass Destruction” 6. “Who Is This Guy? He’s All Over the Place” 7. “I Don’t Want This Story Going On” 8. “An Open Kimono Kind of Guy” 9. “If You Do Lots of Favours You Get Favours Back” 10. “Now You Have to Face the Music” 11. “Legal Mumbo-Jumbo” 12. “I’m Not a Show Pony” Sources and further reading List of illustrations Index