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Notes of Deception (How a Quartet of American Musicians Outwitted the KGB)
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Product Details
Author:
Merryl Goldberg, Vince Houghton
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
304
Publisher:
Hanover Square Press (August 25, 2026)
Imprint:
Hanover Square Press
Release Date:
August 25, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781335016348
ISBN-10:
1335016341
Weight:
16.56oz
Dimensions:
6.13" x 9.25" x 1.19"
File:
hc-Metadata_Only_Harlequin_Print_Metadata_20260604080507-20260604.xml
Folder:
hc
List Price:
$32.99
Country of Origin:
United States
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
12
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$25.40
Publisher Identifier:
P-HC
Discount Code:
A
Overview
How a Quartet of American Musicians Outwitted the KGB – The Untold History of a Daring Cold War Spy Mission
In 1985, while the United States engaged in a battle of nuclear brinkmanship, four Americans landed in Moscow on a mission to smuggle secret information in and out using music as their cipher. Under the watchful eye of the KGB, the group faced countless challenges and risks—because they weren’t trained in espionage. In fact, they were musicians with the New England-based Yiddish-music focused Klezmer Conservatory Band (KCB).
Now, the quartet’s saxophonist, Merryl Goldberg, together with Vince Houghton, the Director of the National Security Agency’s National Cryptologic Museum, tell the harrowing story of how Goldberg devised an ingenious plan to encode the intelligence within the group’s sheet music.
FEATURED ON:
Includes 16 pages of archival photos
In 1985, while the United States engaged in a battle of nuclear brinkmanship, four Americans landed in Moscow on a mission to smuggle secret information in and out using music as their cipher. Under the watchful eye of the KGB, the group faced countless challenges and risks—because they weren’t trained in espionage. In fact, they were musicians with the New England-based Yiddish-music focused Klezmer Conservatory Band (KCB).
Now, the quartet’s saxophonist, Merryl Goldberg, together with Vince Houghton, the Director of the National Security Agency’s National Cryptologic Museum, tell the harrowing story of how Goldberg devised an ingenious plan to encode the intelligence within the group’s sheet music.
FEATURED ON:
- People.com
- The Mark Thompson Show
- Now I’ve Heard Everything
- A Way with Words
Includes 16 pages of archival photos
