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CASTRO'S NEMESIS: True Stories of a Master Spy-Catcher

As seen on TV! Internationally known espionage expert Chris Simmons has appeared on CNN, NBC, CBS, FOX, Univision, Telemundo, France TV, the CW, Lifetime, Discovery, NPR and numerous other outlets. He has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Newsweek, El Pais (#1 paper in Spain), ESPN Magazine and countless other print media.CASTRO’S NEMESIS: True Stories of a Master Spy-Catcherinterweaves the amazing tale of the ego-driven Celia, one of Havana’s highest-ranking American agents, andLa Red Avispa,the largest spy ring to ever operate in the United States.After their first meeting with Celia, Havana’s spy handlers predicted she would become one of their best. She did not disappoint: in her first two years of service, she facilitated the deaths of 70 U.S. and allied military personnel and a like number wounded. Additionally, Cuba sold and bartered her stolen secrets to U.S. adversaries and faux friends around the world. Russia, China, Nicaragua, Panama and guerrilla groups throughout Latin America were especially grateful for Havana’s inexhaustible mole.A textbook overachiever, Celia quickly advanced through the ranks of Latin American specialists to become the intelligence community's top analyst on Cuban affairs. As her experience deepened, she stage-managed what Washington thought it knew about the Havana regime. This allowed her to shape U.S. policy towards the island, a major strategic success for Castro. Her importance was amplified by the 1987 discovery that almost every CIA spy directed against Cuba actually worked for Castro.In February 1996, Cuba – in a carefully choreographed attack -- shot down two U.S. aircraft in international airspace. In a bizarre blunder, Fidel underestimated the outrage triggered by the murder of the four search-and-rescue crewmen. This and other miscalculations provoked U.S. plans for retaliatory missile strikes -- a contingency almost singlehandedly blocked by Celia.Meanwhile, the FBI was slowly unr

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