The Dark Art

My Undercover Life in Global Narco-Terrorism

By: Edward Follis, Douglas Century

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

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 27 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 '90s, 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 storiesabout 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 DouglasCentury 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 pause-resisting memoir that will electrify you from page one.

©2014 Edward Follis and Douglas Century (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Draws the reader in

I was worried this would be boring but the way it's been written really keeps you interested.

Incredible stories

I Learned so much about drug trafficking and narco terrorism. I so admire and appreciate the dangerous work done by the DEA!

Great book!!

I like this a lot. Very intriguing. The idea of someone undercover globally should be a movie

This is a great book! I

I really enjoyed the narration! Ray Porter was fantastic! Very fascinating topic and many different stories are told!

Book and narration

One of the best narrator and storyteller: Ray Porter.

Good storyline. Kudos, Ed. Thank you

very interesting

interesting read about the human element of global narco-terrorism. it's very interesting to see the change in perspective of the agents as they went through this kind of high risk life.

A Inside Look

Though the was on drugs is unwinnable, the author takes you inside undercover and expresses the determination consequences & emotional impact of long term undercover. I have to admit getting so close and getting to know your target on such a deep personal level would have made it very difficult for me.

An engrossing story

I can’t imagine being this brave, but I’m glad to read about it. I couldn’t stop listening and then I listened again. Ray Porter is an excellent voice actor.

Interesting

I struggled to finish as despite the interesting subject it was not suspenseful or mysterious

Perfect for any law enforcement folks

If you are in law enforcement, you will truly appreciate the insight in this book. It gives a realistic perspective from the point of view from an insider. And of course, Ray Porter does a fantastic job of narrating.