In this work of investigative and historical journalism, Eamon Javers explores the dangerous and explosive power that spies hold in the international business sector. The intelligence companies and the spies they employ use fake websites to extract information, monitor individuals, and duplicate travel plans, while resorting to practices such as dumpster diving at households and companies. They use advanced satellite surveillance to spy on facilities, act as false employees to gain access to companies, stage elaborate fraud schemes, and breach email and secure computer networks. The activity of this industry may be intelligent, but it raises critical ethical and legal questions in a world where global conflicts are just as likely to be between company and company as between nations.

This globalized industry is not a phenomenon of recent years, but a continuation of a fascinating story. The narrative begins with Allan Pinkerton, the country's first true private detective, and stretches through pages of rich history that includes adventurers and billionaires, presidential personalities and FBI agents, CEOs and accountants, Cold War veterans, and military personnel. Based on exclusive journalism and unprecedented access, the book includes reports of Howard Hughes's private CIA, the extensive espionage conducted in a battle between two global food companies, and interviews with some of the world's top surveillance experts.

Total Pages: 320, Dimensions: 13.5x13.5cm