by Robert Lindsey
Chris and Daulton grew up friends in Southern California in the '50s. They were altar boys; their families had money. After trying several colleges, Chris got a job in an aerospace firm where he was privy to secrets about satellite surveillance. Daulton became a drug dealer. Then they found that selling secrets to the Russians was even more profitable than dope. Lindsey, a reporter for the New York Times, has written the story of these two young, pitifully inept spies as if it were a novel. His reconstruction of key scenes, such as those in Mexico when the spies contact the Soviets, is remarkable. Chris, at his trial, tried to justify his crime by saying the U.S. was wrong to spy on other nations, but the judge sentenced him to 40 years, Daulton to life. (Simon & Schuster, $12.95)
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