On September 12, 2024, about a hundred people gathered at a rooftop party in Tribeca where lines of servers held platters of palomas and tables were strewn with gleaming copies of a new book about Ronald Reagan. At the center was the author, Max Boot , a sharp-suited Russian American who was also celebrating his 55th birthday, in honor of which the hostess wheeled out a surprise: a cake shaped like the Gipper. In one corner, a guest whispered to another that they had wondered whether the party would be canceled. The other person nodded, adding that public opinion about “the incident” seemed to be shifting. They were referring to the recent arrest of the author’s wife, Sue Mi Terry , for allegedly being a spy. Now she was out on bail, standing next to Boot in a sleek white pantsuit.

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