The Dark Art, Edward Follis
The Dark Art, Edward Follis
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The Dark Art
My Undercover Life in Global Narco-Terrorism

Author: Edward Follis, Douglas Century

Narrator: Ray Porter

Unabridged: 7 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/07/2014


Synopsis

A highly decorated veteran agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration recounts his incredible undercover career and reveals the shocking links between narcotics trafficking and terrorism"It always ends with one phone call. Months—often years—of undercover work comes to fruition with an innocent-seeming conversation. The last call. One last call to set them up; one last call to bring them down."Over the course of his twenty-seven years with the DEA, Ed Follis bought eight-balls of cocaine in a red Corvette, negotiated multimillion-dollar deals onboard private King Airs, and developed covert relationships with men who were not only international drug traffickers but—in some cases—operatives for al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, the Shan United Army, or the Mexican federation of cartels.Follis was, in fact, one of the driving forces behind the agency's radical shift from a limited local focus to a global arena. In the early nineties, the DEA was primarily known for doing street-level busts evocative of Miami Vice. Today, it uses high-resolution optics surveillance and classified cutting-edge technology to put the worst narco-terror kingpins on the business end of "stealth justice" delivered via Predator drone pilots.Spanning five continents and filled with harrowing stories about the world's most ruthless drug lords and terrorist networks, Follis' memoir reads like a thriller. Yet every word is true, and every story is documented. Follis earned a Medal of Valor for his work, and coauthor Douglas Century is a pro at shaping and telling just this kind of story.The first and only insider's account of the confluence between narco-trafficking and terrorist organizations, The Dark Art is a page-turning memoir that will electrify you from page one.

About Edward Follis

Edward Follis, since retiring from the DEA, spends much of the year traveling worldwide, offering his consulting expertise in the fields of global security, tactical intelligence, and risk assessment. He has been designated by the US District Courts as a certified expert in the subjects of narco-terrorism, international drug trafficking, and global terrorist networks.

About Douglas Century

Douglas Century is the author and coauthor of numerous bestsellers including Under and Alone, Hunting El Chapo, and Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire, a finalist for the 2003 Edgar Award in the category of Best Fact Crime. A veteran investigative journalist, Century last collaborated with Ice-T on the acclaimed Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life—From South Central to Hollywood.

About Ray Porter

Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rainie on November 01, 2020

Very interesting & easy yo follow, I have read alot of books about drugs but never from the view of a Narco- terrorism before so that part alone was interesting, so was hearing all the stories about the people he met along the way, there were even many facts about drugs & drug dealing that I had nev......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on December 19, 2015

When you buy heroin, cocaine, meth, or ecstasy anywhere in the United States, you are directly supporting terrorist organizations. That's one of the major take homes from this fascinating memoir by a retired DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) agent. It's a crazy, intense book by a man who has obsessively......more

Goodreads review by Kelli on July 04, 2022

A glimpse into the world of undercover work. This book is a lesson on illegal drug production, funding, and a peak inside the lives of drug lords. I was engrossed from the first page.......more

Goodreads review by Sam on June 27, 2015

Started it at about 7 in the morning, and finished it at 3:41 in the afternoon. I thought it was a thrilling look into the undercover world. Obviously Hemingway didn't write this book, but hey, it's cool that Follis wrote his own book instead of having someone else Ghost write it. I honestly didn't......more

Goodreads review by Mike on February 15, 2015

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. The dark art takes you into the bizarre and scary world of what it is like to be under cover in the DEA. It certainly the kind of job I'm glad exist though even more glad that I never had to get involved with something like that. No thanks.......more


Quotes

“All the old salty agents in the office couldn’t help but notice Eddie when he arrived…The country owes him a great debt of gratitude. This book is a knockout.” William Queen, New York Times bestselling author