This is both a fascinating study of deception and a detailed lesson in how to identify and combat it. Philip Houston spent 25 years in the CIA, and developed a lie detection methodology used by U.S. intelligence and federal law enforcement agencies. He and his colleagues offer case studies based on field experiences involving "turned" assets, KGB moles, and criminal government officials, and explain how to apply lie detection techniques in daily life.

"Amateur psychologists will love this book ... a proper account of deception replete with graphs, tables and sample interviews which pinpoint lies in all their glory."—Sunday Business Post