{"product_id":"lost-son-an-american-family-trapped-inside-the-fbis-secret-wars-hardcover","title":"Lost Son: An American Family Trapped Inside the Fbi's Secret Wars - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrett Forrest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young American lost in Russia. An FBI-cover up. A mystery leading from Washington to the heart of the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Billy Reilly vanished, his parents embarked on a desperate search for answers. Was their son's disappearance connected to his mysterious work for the FBI, or was it a personal quest gone wrong? Only when Wall Street Journal reporter Brett Forrest embarks on his own investigation does a picture emerge: of the FBI's exploitation of US citizens through a secretive intelligence program, a young man's lust for adventure within the world's conflicts, and the costs of a rising clash between Moscow and Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSept. 11th roused Billy Reilly's curiosity for religions, war, and the world and its people beyond his small town near Detroit. Online, Billy taught himself Arabic and Russian. His passions led him into jihadi Internet forums, attracting the interest of the FBI.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn amateur drawn into professional intelligence, Billy became a Confidential Human Source, one of thousands of civilians who assist FBI agents with investigative work, often at great hazard and with little recourse. When Russia stirred rebellion in Ukraine, Billy set out to make his mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Russia, Billy's communications dropped. His parents, frantic, asked the FBI for help but struggled to find answers. Grasping for clues, the Reilly family turned to Brett Forrest. Commencing a quest of his own, Forrest applied years' worth of research, along with decades of extensive experience in Russia, illuminating the inner workings of the national-security machine that enmeshed Billy and his family, picking up the lost son's trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of reporting, composed like a thriller, blending political maneuvering and international espionage, \u003ci\u003eLost Son \u003c\/i\u003eillustrates one man's coming of age amid new global dangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrett Forrest \u003c\/b\u003eis a national-security reporter for the\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, where his investigative work focuses on the former Soviet Union. In the Russo-Ukrainian war, Forrest was the first reporter to reach the town of Bucha and uncover evidence of atrocities. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Fix\u003c\/i\u003e, an international bestseller, and \u003ci\u003eLong Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e. He co-directed the true-crime documentary, \u003ci\u003ePin Kings\u003c\/i\u003e, an Emmy nominee. Forrest shared a National Magazine Award at ESPN, and his international-affairs reporting has appeared in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e. He has lived and worked in Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, and other countries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.4 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47477708751026,"sku":"9780316591614","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0abab41c9d1f49f89667d355f9e4d453.webp?v=1779206428","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/lost-son-an-american-family-trapped-inside-the-fbis-secret-wars-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}