Blow the House Down: A Novel
Blow the House Down: A Novel by Robert Baer, published by Crown on May 30, 2006, is a first edition work that spans 304 pages. This novel presents an alternative history of 9/11 through the eyes of Max Waller, a former CIA operative who becomes embroiled in a complex conspiracy. As he investigates the abduction and murder of his mentor, Max uncovers connections to a suspect linked to Osama bin Laden, leading him into a dangerous world of espionage and intrigue.
Readers will find a narrative that intricately weaves together elements of political fiction and general thrillers, showcasing Max’s relentless pursuit of the truth amidst dark forces within the intelligence community. The story unfolds in the summer of 2001, as Max navigates a web of clandestine meetings and high-stakes encounters, ultimately revealing the depth of the conspiracy he is entangled in. With a blend of real names and events, Blow the House Down explores the intersection of fact and fiction in the context of terrorism.
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Former CIA operative Robert Baer pushes fiction to the absolute limit in this riveting and unnervingly plausible alternative history of 9/11.
Veteran CIA officer Max Waller has long been obsessed with the abduction and murder of his Agency mentor. Though years of digging yield the name of a suspect—an Iranian math genius turned terrorist—the trail seems too cold to justify further effort. Then Max turns up a photograph of the man standing alongside Osama bin Laden and a mysterious westerner whose face has been cut out, feeding Max’s suspicion. When the first official to whom Max shows the photo winds up dead, the out-of-favor agent suddenly finds himself the target of dark forces within the intelligence community who are desperate to muzzle him.
Eluding a global surveillance net, Max—in the summer of 2001—begins tracking the spore of a complex conspiracy, meeting clandestinely with suicide bombers and Arab royalty and ultimately realizing the Iranian he’d sought for a decades-old crime is actually at the nexus of a terrifying plot.
Showing off dazzling tradecraft and an array of richly textured backdrops, and filled with real names and events, Blow the House Down deftly balances fact and possibility to become the first great thriller to spring from the war on terrorism.
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