The Wolf and the Watchman A Father, a Son, and the CIA

When Scott C. Johnson was fourteen, his dad took him to work. In a parking lot in Detroit, Johnson was told the truth: his father was a spy for the CIA. At first, the thrill of the secret dazzled him. But as the years passed, the constant deception led to tension and distrust within the family. Johnson distanced himself from his father, embarking on a career as a war correspondent committed to uncovering the truth wherever and whenever he could. Yet that same choice pushed him inexorably back toward his father. In Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yugoslavia, and Mexico City, Johnson came face-to-face with his father's murky past, while his own work in the present intersected with his father's new duties as a CIA contractor. The result is a stirring narrative of a father and son's confrontation, separation, and reconciliation, set in the shadow of one of the world's most secretive institutions.