Strangers on a Bridge Author:James B Donovan Rudolf Ivanovich Abel The most effective master spy of our time, chief of Soviet espionage in the United States — James B Donovan The brilliant go-between whose job it was to defend and then negotiate for the exchange of this sinister figure — Gary Powers The American U-w pilot shot down in Russia who triggered a global crisis — Here is James B ... more »Donovan's own griping story of his role in the spy case that shook the world and of the strange human relationship that grew up between him and his mysterious client...