“Danny, if I find you’re a threat to my family, I’ll put a bullet between your eyes. Family is everything.”
“I understand that, Clyde. If I were in your position, I would say the same thing—and mean it.”
“You would; wouldn’t you?” He smiled as he studied me.
Those are the opening lines of Damian and Mongoose, Danny Williams’ memoir of his central role in taking down one of the most notorious spy rings ever to afflict the United States military. They promise a real-life spy thriller, better than anything John le Carré, Robert Ludlum, or Ken Follett could have dreamed up.
Unfortunately, the promise is not kept.
The reason is simple: Williams, who spent most of his Army career as a counter-intelligence agent, treats the memoir as if it were another debriefing wit...
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