‘Swap’ is a riveting look at U.S.-Russia hostage deals

‘Swap’ is a riveting look at U.S.-Russia hostage deals

There’s so much to like in “Swap: A Secret History of the New Cold War,” a deeply reported account of the dealmaking that has gone into prisoner exchanges between the United States and Russia: the galloping narrative, the excruciating and often unexpected obstacles confronted and overcome, and most