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A review by ryno23
The Deceivers by Alex Berenson
4.0
Who would have thought a decade ago we would be talking about Russian meddling in U.S. politics? And who would have thought that we would still be talking about this more than two years after this book was written?
But that is not all that this story is about. The FBI tries to force a terrorist sting by plotting a Muslim attack in Dallas. But the weapons that were supposed to be fake and unloaded weren't and nearly 400 people were killed. The Islamic State took credit, but the action is much bigger than that.
John Wells thinks he's going to Dallas to investigate, but he's sent to Columbia for information about Russian meddling. Meanwhile, a U.S. senator running for president is running on an anti-Muslim agenda. A former solider with PTSD decides to react and builds to a dangerous level as he is influenced by a young lady with a mysterious past. Wells narrows down the list of suspects of these solo attacks and reacts.
There are a LOT of twists and turns which get a little messy in the storytelling. I prefer the Muslim-convert Wells who worked in the Middle East in the early books. But as one ages, he attempts to settle down, only to be drawn back in. I understand.
I was going to complain about the narrator of the audio book, mainly in his conversations between a Russian and an Arab -- their accents run together. The same thing happened between an Arab and a Latino. But he is highly decorated, so what do I know. I did think he would be very good doing Westerns.
But that is not all that this story is about. The FBI tries to force a terrorist sting by plotting a Muslim attack in Dallas. But the weapons that were supposed to be fake and unloaded weren't and nearly 400 people were killed. The Islamic State took credit, but the action is much bigger than that.
John Wells thinks he's going to Dallas to investigate, but he's sent to Columbia for information about Russian meddling. Meanwhile, a U.S. senator running for president is running on an anti-Muslim agenda. A former solider with PTSD decides to react and builds to a dangerous level as he is influenced by a young lady with a mysterious past. Wells narrows down the list of suspects of these solo attacks and reacts.
There are a LOT of twists and turns which get a little messy in the storytelling. I prefer the Muslim-convert Wells who worked in the Middle East in the early books. But as one ages, he attempts to settle down, only to be drawn back in. I understand.
I was going to complain about the narrator of the audio book, mainly in his conversations between a Russian and an Arab -- their accents run together. The same thing happened between an Arab and a Latino. But he is highly decorated, so what do I know. I did think he would be very good doing Westerns.