Alan B. Trabue

About the Author

Alan B. Trabue is a seasoned veteran of the intelligence community, having served as a CIA covert operations polygraph interrogator for over two decades. His career immersed him in the shadowy world of espionage, where he unraveled deceptions and navigated high-stakes interrogations that shaped national security outcomes. Drawing from these firsthand experiences, Trabue crafts gripping narratives that blend the thrill of spy craft with the psychological depth of human duplicity. In his debut book, A Life of Lies and Spies: Tales of a CIA Covert Ops Polygraph Interrogator, he offers an unvarnished look into the clandestine operations that define modern intelligence work, revealing the art of detection and the moral ambiguities of covert life. Now retired, Trabue continues to illuminate the hidden facets of global intrigue through his writing.