“The Widow Spy” presented by Martha “Marti” Peterson
Back by popular demand! The Museum of Coastal Carolina is pleased to announce that Martha “Marti” Peterson, author of “The Widow Spy”, will speak at the museum on July 10 at 6 p.m.
Peterson will discuss her exclusive firsthand account of being a Cold War spy in Moscow, Russia. She was one of the first women to be assigned to Moscow, a very difficult operational environment. Her story begins in Laos during the Vietnam War where she accompanied her husband, a CIA officer. She describes their life in a small city in Laos, ending with the tragic death of her husband. Then her own thirty year CIA career begins in Moscow, where she walks the dark streets alone, placing dead-drops and escaping the relentless eye of the KGB. Experience her arrest and detention in Lyubianka Prison as only she can relate it. What she reveals in the Widow Spy has never been told.
She has appeared in the video SHADOW OPS and on the first episode of CNN’s special series called DECLASSIFIED. She also appeared in the UK magazine EYE SPY in 2016. Tickets are available the day-of lecture only and seats are limited. To call and reserve your seat, call (910) 579-1016 after 10 am on July 10th.
Museum of Coastal Carolina is located at 21 East Second Street, Ocean Isle Beach, NC. Admission to the museum is free for members. Non-member all-day admission is $9.50 for adults, $8.50 for seniors, $7.50 for children (3-12), and free for age 2 and under. A 7-day summer vacation pass is just $75 for two adults and up to four children. Admission is free for active duty military and disabled veterans plus one guest; must include military ID cardholder. For more information about the Museum of Coastal Carolina, call 910-579-1016 or visit www.MuseumPlanetarium.org.