Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xiii
5. Part One. On Being Thrilled
6. 1. Spies: A Theory of Intrigue 3
7. 2. Thrills: Fear and Catharsis as Ideological Effects 24
8. 3. Codes: Self-Evident Meaning in Narratives of Intrigue 49
9. Part Two. Fronts
10. 4. Ghosts Illegitimacy and Commitment in Under Western Eyes 81
11. 5. Sewers: Fantasies of Death and Disgust in The Third Man 110
12. 6. Collaborations: Love and War in The Heat of the Day 134
13. 7. Walls: The Spy Who Came in From The Cold as Allegory 166
14. 8. Leaks: Fighting the Queer Cold War in The Untouchable 187
15. Part Three. How Big The World
16. 9. Disappearances: Missing Bodies in Sabbatical 231
17. 10. Democracy: The Death of a Spy 254
18. 11. Conclusion: Little Rooms 276
19. Notes 289
20. Works Cited 303
21. Index 323