Agent Storm - Morten Storm

Agent Storm - My Life Inside al-Qaeda by Morten Storm Morten Storm was an unlikely Jihadist. A 6'1 red-haired Dane Storm spent his teens with a biker gang or in jail. But after converting to Islam he embarked on a transformation that led from a militant madrassa in Yemen to a close friendship with Anwar al-Awlaki the American-born cleric who would emerge as al-Qaeda's greatest threat to the West. Then Storm's story took another dramatic twist. He lost his faith and was recruited by the CIA MI6 and MI5 becoming a double agent. His ultimate mission: to bring down his mentor al-Awlaki. This is the searing memoir of a man who sought purpose in a community of believers before rejecting their extremist ideology. In a quest for atonement he lived undercover for five years travelling the world to complete high profile missions. As well as single-handedly thwarting multiple terrorist attacks he led the intelligence services to some of al-Qaeda's most dangerous terrorists all the while knowing his own life was expendable. Agent Storm takes readers inside the Jihadist world like never before showing the daily life of zealous men set on mass murder: from dodging drones with al-Qaeda leaders in the Arabian desert to Jihadist gyms in Birmingham. It also gives a rare look inside the world's most powerful spy agencies including their tradecraft after-hours carousing - and their ruthless use of a beautiful blonde in a honey trap. Filled with hair-raising close calls coded messages and chilling duplicity Agent Storm is a captivating real-life thriller.

TITLE: Agent Storm

AUTHOR: Morten Storm

SKU: 9780241003787

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 03/07/2014

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 416

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 153 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm

WEIGHT: 574 gr