Terrorist Hunter

by Tamer Elnoury

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe gripping true story of the undercover agent risking his life to fight terrorismTheir aim was to kill as many people as possible.His mission was to stop them.A terrorist plot to kill hundreds of innocent people.An undercover agent posing as a wealthy Al-Qaeda sympathiser.A race against time to gain the terrorists’ trust and bring them down. Before it’s too late…In the aftermath of 9/11, long-time undercover FBI agent Tamer Elnoury joined an elite counterterrorism unit. Its to infiltrate terror cells, gain detailed knowledge of their networks and bring them successfully to justice. Writing under a pseudonym, Tamer Elnoury here tells the hair-raising true story of life undercover, risking his life to keep us safe.

Genres: Military Fiction, Nonfiction

Kindle Edition

Reviews

[8stitches 9lives · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am extremely interested by terrorism and wanted to use my legal background to become a part of the counter-terrorism operation in the UK, before unfortunately falling ill. I believe we have some incredible individuals that are willing to put themselves in danger to protect their mother country and the author is just one of those doing so in America.

Tamer Elnoury (a pseudonym) poses as an affluent Al-Qaeda sympathiser and is in a race against time to gain the terrorists' trust in order to bring them down. In the aftermath of 9/11, long-time undercover agent Elnoury joined an elite counter-terrorism unit. Its mission? To infiltrate terror cells, gain detailed knowledge of their networks and bring them successfully to justice.

"Terrorist Hunter" is a detailed look into US government implementations after the atrocity of 9/11, in order to infiltrate terror cells with the aim of stopping another similar tragedy from happening. People don't realise how difficult this job must be both physically and mentally. Guys like Elnoury put their lives in peril for the good of their country, it really is incredible. Luckily, nothing as horrendous as 9/11 has happened recently but whether that is down to these infiltration operations or just chance, it's impossible to say.

This is an engaging read that I got through pretty quickly. It discusses some points that feed into the overall story such as the view of Islam and the strain of being an undercover agent, to name but a few. If you are interested in the use of government agents in undercover operations or how we try to protect a country's citizens from terrorists then this is not a book to be missed, in my opinion.

Many thanks to Corgi for an ARC. I was not required to post a review and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

[Ruth Jones · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read about half then boredom set in....not for me.

[R · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book walks through the journey of Tamer Elnoury as an undercover agent. An American Muslim who is a hero in both Canada and the US for his efforts to terrorism. This book lays out the basics of what motivates some would be terrorist, what brings together and what separates those fighting for Islam. Tamer also clearly lays out flaws in the ideology of those who subscribe to radical Islam and touches on the differences of factions in the world of radical Islam. An interesting read that gave me some insight into both those involved in radical Islam and those fighting against radical Islam.

[Sascha Griffiths · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in two days because it is actually that exciting. It's a non-fiction book and the audiobook has excellent performance. The Arabic words and accents lend the book a lot of feeling of authenticity. It's truly interesting. In the end, the authors make a statement of how important inclusion is. The book is an exciting look into the work of an undercover agent.

[Donald Pryde · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not bad, fast paced, lots of action, how much is true - I guess that is the question

[David Scott]

Great book, details the shadowy world of terrorism after 911. Book used to be called American Radical