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Voices In Time

1975 | Washington, DC

Enemy of the State

The government vs. Dr. King.More

Voices In Time

1907 | Moscow

Not by Liberty but by Fear

“They do not believe in God, they do not go to church, they dress poorly, but they are civil in their manners.”More

Voices In Time

c. 1570 | Venice

I Am Not What I Am

“We cannot all be masters.”More

Voices In Time

c. 1580 | London

Knowledge Is Never Too Near

“Tell a lie, and find a truth.”More

Voices In Time

1909 | Texas

Spy vs. Spy

The coyote and the skunk.More

Voices In Time

1840 | London

Gumshoe

Edgar Allan Poe trails a mark.More

Voices In Time

1859 | London

An Examined Life

John Stuart Mill defends the power of the individual.More

Voices In Time

330 | Rome

All Roads Lead Back to Rome

A proliferation of spies.More

Voices In Time

1862 | Front Royal, VA

The Boyd Identity

A Confederate spy makes a mistake.More

Voices In Time

1853 | Villette

Search and Seizure

Charlotte Brontë’s head of espionage.More

Voices In Time

1750 | Lyons

Mysteries to Remain Unsolved

Casanova among the Freemasons.More

Voices In Time

c. 33 | Jerusalem

Disciple and Punish

Judas and the thirty pieces of silver.More

Voices In Time

1726 | Lagado

Cryptanalysis

“Men are never so serious, thoughtful, and intent as when they are at stool.”More

Voices In Time

1951 | Washington, DC

New York State of Mind

Espionage through hypnosis.More

Voices In Time

c. 357 BC | Stymphalus

Inked In

The secret messages of ancient Greece.More

Voices In Time

1907 | Chicago

Organized Antilabor

The inner workings of Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency.More

Voices In Time

1971 | Washington, DC

Blow the Safe

Nixon needs the files.More

Voices In Time

1807 | France

Letters of the Law

Napoleon keeps tabs.More

Voices In Time

1858 | London

Inspector of Souls

The all-seeing God.More

Voices In Time

1958 | Washington, DC

If You See Something, Say Something

J. Edgar Hoover wants you to keep in touch.More

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