{"product_id":"the-spy-with-the-hollow-coins-john-mulholland-and-the-cias-art-of-deception-9798233983504","title":"The Spy with the Hollow Coins: John Mulholland and the CIA's Art of Deception","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): P. J. Agness\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Directorate Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Directorate Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Military - Intelligence \u0026amp; Espionage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the CIA built spy gadgets and covert technology labs, it hired a magician. John Mulholland, editor of the legendary magic journal \u003cem\u003eThe Sphinx\u003c\/em\u003e, was secretly recruited during the Cold War to teach intelligence officers the mechanics of deception. His work helped transform sleight of hand, misdirection, and concealed objects into formal CIA tradecraft used in covert operations around the world. \u003cem\u003eThe Spy With the Hollow Coins\u003c\/em\u003e reconstructs how magician techniques became intelligence doctrine through secret manuals, Technical Services engineering, and clandestine training programs. The result is the hidden story of how illusion became a weapon of espionage inside the CIA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Directorate Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776166936727,"sku":"9798233983504","price":1409.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233983504.webp?v=1777994679","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-spy-with-the-hollow-coins-john-mulholland-and-the-cias-art-of-deception-9798233983504","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}