Unexpectedly brilliant!

Stick with it initially - it is worth it - much better than expected - the set up and background is essential to the future unfolding of an incredible story - excellently and authentically read with great characterisation - great value for my 1 credit

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Brilliant!

Very enjoyable book, and well written. leaves me wondering where Storm is now and what he's doing.

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Good but......

the story/ content was fantastic but let down by the narrator. Perhaps unfair but I'm very glad I persevered as it's an amazing tale.

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fascinating story.

well worth reading/ listening to for an insight to extremist jihadis. definitely eye opening, and very interesting.

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Great story

i really enjoyed thos book and never wanted to stop listening to the book.

my only complaint are the English accents were terrible.

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good honest account

interesting story which came across very honest with the author admitting to all his bad deeds aa well as his good ones that followed, I personally feel for all his efforts he has not been rewarded or treated nor protected adequately by the government agencies who he helped so much to catch terrorists, gripping story too, highly recommended x

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great book

loved it a great book with lots of twists and turns and it opens your eyes to what's going on down the road from you

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Detailed and intense excellence

What made the experience of listening to Agent Storm the most enjoyable?

The book was heavily detailed which gave a lot of insight, but the way Morten Storm's life suddenly changed to religion, and then 10 years later equally suddenly he lost the faith and the consequences that had, were most interesting.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Morten was by far the most interesting character, but the author built up a very vivid picture of all characters that he came into contact with

What about Neil Shah’s performance did you like?

Neil Shah read the text eloquently and dynamically. He managed to wrap his tongue around the many difficult Arabic names and was a joy to listen to.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The most startling events where how the government agents wanted to suddenly wash their hands of Morten when things got sticky. Also very surprising is how the whole agency business revolved around money.

Any additional comments?

The book starts well but after a few chapters I started to flag. He went to his new brothers in Arabia and a lot of detail was there and at first I thought that the whole book might be like this and I was starting to struggle. But hang in there, by chapter 10 it starts to get very interesting. I listened to this each morning on the way to work and often sat in the car park for an extra 10 minutes riveted to what was playing out. I've finished the book and funnily enough I miss it now!

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A captivating eye opener

Wow on everything! I heard about this book from a youtuber I follow and it was a little different than I expected. A deep and fascinating look into the world of extremism and counterterrorism. This book goes deep into the life of Morten Storm, his early life, radicalisation and his work with government agencies. It is honest about the darkness in all these aspects. The only aspect which I wish was expanded on more was the motivations of his deradicalization. Sometime large event can be epiphanies and are difficult to quantify, but this was no reason to mark it down. Well constructed and well told. The Narrator does have an accent but his is very clear and give so much character to the man who's story he is telling as well as gives a voice to the other players involved

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If you like true spy stories this is most definitely for you.

What an interesting audio book!.I remember seeing Morten Storm feature on the news many years ago while he was still a fundamentalist (I think) and he was so recognisable he stuck in my head. To now hear about the evolution of his thoughts and his espionage related actions has been brilliant. A truly excellent book.

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