The Snowden files - Luke Harding

Edward Snowden, a young computer
genius working for America's National Security Agency, blew the whistle
on the way this frighteningly powerful organisation uses new technology
to spy on the entire planet. The consequences have shaken the leaders of
nations worldwide. This is the inside story of Snowden's deeds and the
journalists who faced down pressure from the US and UK governments to
break a remarkable scoop.

From the day he left his glamorous girlfriend
in Hawaii, carrying a hard drive full of secrets, to the weeks of
secret-spilling in Hong Kong and his battle for asylum, Snowden's story
reads like a globe-trotting thriller.