Lost Son - An American Family Trapped Inside the FBI's Secret Wars

"When 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"--

About the author

Brett Forrest is a national-security reporter for The Wall Street Journal, 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 Lost Son, The Big Fix (an international bestseller), and Long Bomb. Forrest shared a National Magazine Award at ESPN, where he co-directed the true-crime documentary, Pin Kings, an Emmy nominee. Forrest's international-affairs reporting has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and National Geographic. He has lived and worked in Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, and other countries.

Summary

A young American lost in Russia. An FBI-cover up. A mystery leading from Washington to the heart of the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.

Foreword

A young American lost in Russia. An FBI-cover up. A mystery leading from Washington to the heart of the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.

Product details

• Authors: Brett Forrest, Forrest Brett
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.08.2023
• EAN: 9780316591614
• ISBN: 978-0-316-59161-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 600 g
• Illustrations: 8p, 1C insert
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; True Crime, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, TRUE CRIME / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, True Crime / Espionage, Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services, Publishing industry and journalism