Anthony A. Shaffer, a former spy for the military who went by the preposterous pseudonym “Christopher Stryker,” was clever enough to publish a memoir with information the Pentagon would prefer to keep secret. As a result, the military is in negotiations to buy every single copy.

Shaffer’s book was reviewed and cleared by the Army, but his former employer, the Defense Intelligence Agency, found secrets in the book, including the names of intelligence operatives, after it was published.