The Bookseller

I Spy

Jun 02, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 6

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Episode description

Naveed Jamali worked at his parents’ specialty book business, a little company that counted among its regular customers one very unusual client: a Russian spy. Jamali hatched a plan to nab the Russian that turned into a three-year odyssey, requiring him to work as an FBI informant and pose as a Russian asset.

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