First published 2017
Tamer Elnoury works deep undercover for an elite FBI counterterrorism unit. After September 11, his mission becomes clear: gain the trust of terrorists planning devastating attacks on American civilians. Elnoury uses his Arabic language skills and Muslim identity to penetrate a terror cell operating in North America. The terrorists aim to kill as many Americans as possible in the most public way they can devise. Time runs short as Elnoury and his team race to gather evidence of terrorist intent before the cell can execute their plans. The agent employs ancient techniques of surveillance: he listens, records, and documents their criminal conspiracy. Writing under a pseudonym due to his ongoing FBI work, Elnoury reveals the dangerous reality of fighting terror from within. His story exposes the hidden world of Muslim American federal agents who risk their lives to protect all Americans from those who would destroy them.
Genres: american, terrorism, crime, non-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: race-against-time, undercover
Setting: America, North America
Period: After September 11
347 pages · Hardcover · Dutton
Content warnings: violence