Books for the Times by Bob Doerr
With all the horrific actions carried out by ISIS and its sympathizers in the past few months, it's easy to see why many of us believe the world is becoming a more dangerous place. The violent, random assaults on our nation’s police in retribution for a few bad cops, while despicable itself, has added fuel to the ISIS propaganda that is already being used worldwide via social networks to target new recruits. With no end of violence in sight, the conflict between more security and our privacy is sure to reach a new apex in the next year or so. Most of us believe that another major terrorist attack on US soil is inevitable. Only the timing is in question, and hopefully our intelligence and law enforcement communities can keep our enemies at bay for as long as possible. It is in this hostile environment and reflecting back to 9/11, that I came up with Clint Smith, the main character in my book The Attack . My publisher released The Attack ...