undercover work
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Handwritten notes on “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” illustrate how he drew on his espionage experience to create the fictional Soviet spymaster Karla, detailing tactics for disguising undercover work and infiltrating British intelligence as a mole.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
So the question of how involved FBI agents should be in their undercover work is a potent one.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2024
The officer, who used the pseudonym Jim Sutton, was part of the Met's Special Demonstration Squad when he met both activists through his undercover work within Reclaim the Streets.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2023
That detective, who testified in court as Undercover 716 because she still does undercover work, told Faisal she wanted to join the Islamic State group and that she wanted to find a husband.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2023
They ransacked the place for evidence of his undercover work.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
