As powerful and riveting as a John Le Carre thriller, The Man Nobody Knew uncovers the hidden life of legendary CIA spymaster William Colby. The consummate American soldier-spy, Colby took on the government"s dirtiest assignments without question - until the day he defied presidential orders and revealed to Congress the CIA"s "family jewels" - their darkest, deepest secrets. Told by his son Carl Colby and featuring a who"s who of the intelligence community as well as top journalists and writers, Colby"s indelible story unmasks the lies, myths, truths, sacrifices and causalities of a covert spy.