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September 11
by Dean E. Murphy • 2002
A blind man, his guide dog, a stranger: 78 flights down. Then the tower fell.
4.34
272
September 11 Summary
September 11 90%
A blind man, his guide dog, a stranger: 78 flights down. Then the tower fell.
by Dean E. Murphy 2002
4.34
272 ratings
Extreme Measures
by Vince Flynn • 2008
A CIA interrogator is arrested just as a terror cell begins its attack on Washington.
4.34
57k+
Extreme Measures Summary
Extreme Measures 89%
A CIA interrogator is arrested just as a terror cell begins its attack on Washington.
by Vince Flynn 2008
4.34
57k+ ratings
Black Flags
by Joby Warrick • 2015
How a petty Jordanian criminal became the world's most hunted terrorist and the blueprint for ISIS.
4.32
17k+
Black Flags Summary
Black Flags 89%
How a petty Jordanian criminal became the world's most hunted terrorist and the blueprint for ISIS.
by Joby Warrick 2015
4.32
17k+ ratings
Memorial Day
by Vince Flynn • 2004
A nuclear device is seized, but a second bomb is already racing toward the capital.
4.33
53k+
Memorial Day Summary
Memorial Day 89%
A nuclear device is seized, but a second bomb is already racing toward the capital.
by Vince Flynn 2004
4.33
53k+ ratings
The Way of the Knife
by Mark Mazzetti • 2013
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
3.85
4k+
The Way of the Knife Summary
The Way of the Knife 88%
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
by Mark Mazzetti 2013
3.85
4k+ ratings
The Teeth of the Tiger
by Tom Clancy • 2003
Two brothers join a shadow agency to kill terrorists before they strike America.
3.75
29k+
The Teeth of the Tiger Summary
The Teeth of the Tiger 88%
Two brothers join a shadow agency to kill terrorists before they strike America.
by Tom Clancy 2003
3.75
29k+ ratings
Pursuit of Honor
by Vince Flynn • 2009
185 dead. Three terrorists vanish. Mitch Rapp's hunt collides with a traitor inside his own agency.
4.36
47k+
Pursuit of Honor Summary
Pursuit of Honor 88%
185 dead. Three terrorists vanish. Mitch Rapp's hunt collides with a traitor inside his own agency.
by Vince Flynn 2009
4.36
47k+ ratings
Imperial Hubris
by Michael Scheuer • 2004
Al-Qaeda is not a terror group but an insurgency, and American policy is its top recruiter.
3.81
2k+
Imperial Hubris Summary
Imperial Hubris 88%
Al-Qaeda is not a terror group but an insurgency, and American policy is its top recruiter.
by Michael Scheuer 2004
3.81
2k+ ratings
The Muslims Are Coming!
by Arun Kundnani • 2014
The domestic war on terror manufactured the threats it claimed to fight and built a new racism.
4.33
601
The Muslims Are Coming! Summary
The Muslims Are Coming! 87%
The domestic war on terror manufactured the threats it claimed to fight and built a new racism.
by Arun Kundnani 2014
4.33
601 ratings
Path of the Assassin
by Brad Thor • 2003
A Secret Service agent tracks terror attacks on holy sites across three continents, chasing a ghost.
4.19
31k+
Path of the Assassin Summary
Path of the Assassin 87%
A Secret Service agent tracks terror attacks on holy sites across three continents, chasing a ghost.
by Brad Thor 2003
4.19
31k+ ratings
The Afghanistan Papers
by Craig Whitlock • 2021
Washington’s own postmortem: the war was unwinnable, and they hid the truth for twenty years.
4.25
7k+
The Afghanistan Papers Summary
The Afghanistan Papers 87%
Washington’s own postmortem: the war was unwinnable, and they hid the truth for twenty years.
by Craig Whitlock 2021
4.25
7k+ ratings
Enough Already
by Scott Horton • 2021
9/11 was a trap, and the War on Terror was the overreaction al Qaeda had counted on.
4.61
699
Enough Already Summary
Enough Already 87%
9/11 was a trap, and the War on Terror was the overreaction al Qaeda had counted on.
by Scott Horton 2021
4.61
699 ratings
Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers • 2009
A canoe made him a Katrina hero. Then the state labeled him a terrorist and he vanished.
4.05
80k+
Zeitoun Summary
Zeitoun 87%
A canoe made him a Katrina hero. Then the state labeled him a terrorist and he vanished.
by Dave Eggers 2009
4.05
80k+ ratings
Days of Rage
by Bryan Burrough • 2015
Nearly five bombings a day. The decade young radicals tried to overthrow America and failed.
3.98
3k+
Days of Rage Summary
Days of Rage 87%
Nearly five bombings a day. The decade young radicals tried to overthrow America and failed.
by Bryan Burrough 2015
3.98
3k+ ratings
The Investigator
by John Sandford • 2022
A Senate staffer chasing stolen oil discovers a militia funding a massacre.
4.27
34k+
The Investigator Summary
The Investigator 87%
A Senate staffer chasing stolen oil discovers a militia funding a massacre.
by John Sandford 2022
4.27
34k+ ratings
The Miracle of the Kurds
by Stephen Mansfield • 2014
After surviving genocide, a forgotten people built the freest, most hopeful society in Iraq.
4.09
335
The Miracle of the Kurds Summary
The Miracle of the Kurds 87%
After surviving genocide, a forgotten people built the freest, most hopeful society in Iraq.
by Stephen Mansfield 2014
4.09
335 ratings
V13
by Emmanuel Carrère • 2022
A year inside France's biggest trial: 250 voices, unrepentant killers, and the cost of dying awake.
4.45
14k+
V13 Summary
V13 87%
A year inside France's biggest trial: 250 voices, unrepentant killers, and the cost of dying awake.
by Emmanuel Carrère 2022
4.45
14k+ ratings
The Management of Savagery
by Max Blumenthal • 2019
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
4.29
807
The Management of Savagery Summary
The Management of Savagery 87%
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
by Max Blumenthal 2019
4.29
807 ratings
Hunting the Caliphate
by Wes J. Bryant • 2019
A kill chain run from a Baghdad room, strapped by politics: hunting ISIS from the inside.
4.03
165
Hunting the Caliphate Summary
Hunting the Caliphate 87%
A kill chain run from a Baghdad room, strapped by politics: hunting ISIS from the inside.
by Wes J. Bryant 2019
4.03
165 ratings
Transfer of Power
by Vince Flynn • 1999
When terrorists take the White House, one sidelined CIA agent is ruthless enough to stop them.
4.35
61k+
Transfer of Power Summary
Transfer of Power 87%
When terrorists take the White House, one sidelined CIA agent is ruthless enough to stop them.
by Vince Flynn 1999
4.35
61k+ ratings
The Unexpected Spy
by Tracy Walder • 2020
Inside the CIA's most secret unit, a young woman hunted the world's most dangerous men.
3.84
7k+
The Unexpected Spy Summary
The Unexpected Spy 87%
Inside the CIA's most secret unit, a young woman hunted the world's most dangerous men.
by Tracy Walder 2020
3.84
7k+ ratings
Knife
by Salman Rushdie • 2024
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
3.98
29k+
Knife Summary
Knife 87%
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
by Salman Rushdie 2024
3.98
29k+ ratings
Talking to the Enemy
by Scott Atran • 2010
They don't kill for virgins or ideology. They kill for friends, and logic can't stop them.
3.95
288
Talking to the Enemy Summary
Talking to the Enemy 87%
They don't kill for virgins or ideology. They kill for friends, and logic can't stop them.
by Scott Atran 2010
3.95
288 ratings
Londonistan
by Melanie Phillips • 2006
Islamist terror's nerve center was London, built with British law and left-wing alliances.
3.60
617
Londonistan Summary
Londonistan 87%
Islamist terror's nerve center was London, built with British law and left-wing alliances.
by Melanie Phillips 2006
3.60
617 ratings
The Last Widow
by Karin Slaughter • 2019
A medical examiner is taken hostage by a domestic militia planning a lethal bioweapon attack.
4.13
73k+
The Last Widow Summary
The Last Widow 87%
A medical examiner is taken hostage by a domestic militia planning a lethal bioweapon attack.
by Karin Slaughter 2019
4.13
73k+ ratings
Big Boys' Rules
by mark-urban • 1992
Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.
3.87
326
Big Boys' Rules Summary
Big Boys' Rules 87%
Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.
by mark-urban 1992
3.87
326 ratings
The Envoy
by Zalmay Khalilzad • 2016
An Afghan immigrant becomes America's envoy in the Muslim world, finding a crisis wars cannot solve.
3.64
163
The Envoy Summary
The Envoy 87%
An Afghan immigrant becomes America's envoy in the Muslim world, finding a crisis wars cannot solve.
by Zalmay Khalilzad 2016
3.64
163 ratings
Over the Edge
by Greg Child • 2002
Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.
3.78
643
Over the Edge Summary
Over the Edge 87%
Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.
by Greg Child 2002
3.78
643 ratings
Unmasked
by Andy Ngo • 2021
The black-clad rioters aren't random. They have a century-old playbook, and democracy is the target.
4.17
3k+
Unmasked Summary
Unmasked 87%
The black-clad rioters aren't random. They have a century-old playbook, and democracy is the target.
by Andy Ngo 2021
4.17
3k+ ratings
The Drone Eats with Me
by Atef Abu Saif • 2015
War from the kitchen table: Gazan father's diary of feeding his family while the bombs fall.
4.40
452
The Drone Eats with Me Summary
The Drone Eats with Me 87%
War from the kitchen table: Gazan father's diary of feeding his family while the bombs fall.
by Atef Abu Saif 2015
4.40
452 ratings
House of Spies
by Daniel Silva • 2017
When London burns, an Israeli spymaster tracks a ghost through a global web of art and blood.
4.31
35k+
House of Spies Summary
House of Spies 87%
When London burns, an Israeli spymaster tracks a ghost through a global web of art and blood.
by Daniel Silva 2017
4.31
35k+ ratings
They Must Be Stopped
by Brigitte Gabriel • 2008
The Muslim Brotherhood's hundred-year plan to infiltrate and dominate the West is already underway.
4.18
458
They Must Be Stopped Summary
They Must Be Stopped 87%
The Muslim Brotherhood's hundred-year plan to infiltrate and dominate the West is already underway.
by Brigitte Gabriel 2008
4.18
458 ratings
There Will Be Fire
by Rory Carroll • 2023
Two minutes kept Thatcher alive. The Brighton bomber vanished, a ghost named Roy Walsh.
4.26
5k+
There Will Be Fire Summary
There Will Be Fire 87%
Two minutes kept Thatcher alive. The Brighton bomber vanished, a ghost named Roy Walsh.
by Rory Carroll 2023
4.26
5k+ ratings
All Necessary Force
by Brad Taylor • 2012
Pike Logan races to stop a nuclear attack funded by a congressman's deal with China.
4.21
13k+
All Necessary Force Summary
All Necessary Force 87%
Pike Logan races to stop a nuclear attack funded by a congressman's deal with China.
by Brad Taylor 2012
4.21
13k+ ratings
The Last Patriot
by Brad Thor • 2008
An ex-SEAL guards a historian whose lost revelation of peace could end fundamentalist terror.
4.20
24k+
The Last Patriot Summary
The Last Patriot 87%
An ex-SEAL guards a historian whose lost revelation of peace could end fundamentalist terror.
by Brad Thor 2008
4.20
24k+ ratings
Takedown
by Brad Thor • 2006
On July Fourth eve, New York's bridges fall. One agent hunts the hidden hand behind the attack.
4.29
25k+
Takedown Summary
Takedown 86%
On July Fourth eve, New York's bridges fall. One agent hunts the hidden hand behind the attack.
by Brad Thor 2006
4.29
25k+ ratings
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J. Mearsheimer • 2006
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
4.12
4k+
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Summary
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy 86%
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
by John J. Mearsheimer 2006
4.12
4k+ ratings
It IS About Islam
by Glenn Beck • 2015
Islamic terrorism isn't a misreading. The text commands, the history records, and the polls confirm.
4.06
2k+
It IS About Islam Summary
It IS About Islam 86%
Islamic terrorism isn't a misreading. The text commands, the history records, and the polls confirm.
by Glenn Beck 2015
4.06
2k+ ratings
Say Nothing
by Patrick Radden Keefe • 2018
The peace deal that asked everyone to forget, and the one murder that couldn't stay buried.
4.47
174k+
Say Nothing Summary
Say Nothing 86%
The peace deal that asked everyone to forget, and the one murder that couldn't stay buried.
by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018
4.47
174k+ ratings
Homegrown
by Jeffrey Toobin • 2023
Oklahoma City was the first shot. The war it began now claims the Capitol.
4.16
4k+
Homegrown Summary
Homegrown 86%
Oklahoma City was the first shot. The war it began now claims the Capitol.
by Jeffrey Toobin 2023
4.16
4k+ ratings
Beyond Fundamentalism
by Reza Aslan • 2009
When God is drafted into warfare, conflicts become eternal. A strategy for breaking the spell.
3.99
2k+
Beyond Fundamentalism Summary
Beyond Fundamentalism 86%
When God is drafted into warfare, conflicts become eternal. A strategy for breaking the spell.
by Reza Aslan 2009
3.99
2k+ ratings
Patriot Games
by Tom Clancy • 1987
A professor saves the royal family. The surviving terrorist vows to take everything he loves.
4.17
215k+
Patriot Games Summary
Patriot Games 86%
A professor saves the royal family. The surviving terrorist vows to take everything he loves.
by Tom Clancy 1987
4.17
215k+ ratings
Decision Points
by George W. Bush • 2010
He arrived planning education reform; history handed him 9/11 and two wars.
3.81
43k+
Decision Points Summary
Decision Points 86%
He arrived planning education reform; history handed him 9/11 and two wars.
by George W. Bush 2010
3.81
43k+ ratings
The First Commandment
by Brad Thor • 2007
A spy's girlfriend is shot, his mother blinded, by a terrorist his own government secretly released.
4.27
26k+
The First Commandment Summary
The First Commandment 86%
A spy's girlfriend is shot, his mother blinded, by a terrorist his own government secretly released.
by Brad Thor 2007
4.27
26k+ ratings
On Democracies and Death Cults
by Douglas Murray • 2025
Hamas filmed their massacre. The West protested Israel. The ideology that fuels both.
4.41
5k+
On Democracies and Death Cults Summary
On Democracies and Death Cults 86%
Hamas filmed their massacre. The West protested Israel. The ideology that fuels both.
by Douglas Murray 2025
4.41
5k+ ratings
The Black Widow
by Daniel Silva • 2016
After an ISIS attack on Paris, a female spy goes undercover as a jihadi widow to hunt its architect.
4.33
38k+
The Black Widow Summary
The Black Widow 86%
After an ISIS attack on Paris, a female spy goes undercover as a jihadi widow to hunt its architect.
by Daniel Silva 2016
4.33
38k+ ratings
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
by Amy B. Zegart • 2022
James Bond and Jack Ryan are America's spy professors, and the curriculum is dangerously wrong.
3.95
2k+
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms Summary
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms 86%
James Bond and Jack Ryan are America's spy professors, and the curriculum is dangerously wrong.
by Amy B. Zegart 2022
3.95
2k+ ratings
Ground Zero
by Alan Gratz • 2021
A suspended boy follows his father to work at the World Trade Center on September 11.
4.33
27k+
Ground Zero Summary
Ground Zero 86%
A suspended boy follows his father to work at the World Trade Center on September 11.
by Alan Gratz 2021
4.33
27k+ ratings
Full Black
by Brad Thor • 2011
A covert mission in Sweden uncovers a global conspiracy to destroy America from within.
4.29
24k+
Full Black Summary
Full Black 86%
A covert mission in Sweden uncovers a global conspiracy to destroy America from within.
by Brad Thor 2011
4.29
24k+ ratings
Foreign Agent
by Brad Thor • 2016
An ISIS massacre of a CIA team masks a Russian plot to start a ground war.
4.25
17k+
Foreign Agent Summary
Foreign Agent 86%
An ISIS massacre of a CIA team masks a Russian plot to start a ground war.
by Brad Thor 2016
4.25
17k+ ratings
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