My Mother, the Spy: The Daring and Tragic Double Life of ASIO Agent Mercia Masson by Cindy Dobbin and Freda Marnie Nicholls

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still excellent.

Mercia Masson dressed stylishly and loved to host a party. She was a journalist in an era when there were few female journalists, she always wanted to be in the thick of things, and she knew people in very high places. She also led a dangerous double life.

This is the remarkable story of an ASIO agent who was hung out to dry. She was exposed at a royal commission called to investigate the extent of Soviet espionage in Australia, following the defection of Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov.

Written in association with Mercia's daughter Cindy, this story brings to life a determined woman at the centre of dramatic events in Australian politics during the Cold War.