Summary: Vince Font: American Sons: The Untold Story of the Falcon and the Snowman A beautifully written thriller, an endearing love story, a compelling narrative of survival and redemption... full of new details, probing personal revelations, and twists and turns that keep you flipping pages as fast as you can." - Robert Lindsey, author of The Falcon and the Snowman "A compelling, immersive memoir of crime, punishment, and the redemptive qualities of love and atonement." - Kirkus Reviews The gripping sequel to The Falcon and the Snowman that chronicles the subsequent events in the lives of convicted American spies Christopher Boyce and Andrew Daulton Lee. In 1977, Christopher Boyce and Andrew Daulton Lee were convicted of selling U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union. Boyce was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. Lee received a life sentence. The story of their crime, as told in the book and movie The Falcon and the Snowman, was only the beginning of their ordeal. American Sons: The Untold Story of the Falcon and the Snowman picks up where The Falcon and the Snowman left off, chronicling Boyce's daring 1980 prison escape and recapture, and telling the true story of how two of America's youngest convicted spies survived decades in prison. Written by Christopher Boyce, Cait Boyce and Vince Font, American Sons: The Untold Story of the Falcon and the Snowman gives readers a deeply intimate look at the struggles of two men whose actions cost them decades in prison - and how the efforts of a young, idealistic paralegal helped them become free men. An inspiring true story of survival and redemption in the face of insurmountable odds.
