UNDER THE WIRE Marie Colvin's Last Assignment

Veteran foreign correspondent Marie Colvin was no stranger to war zones and heavy fighting in some of the most dangerous places on earth, but her mission in Homs, Syria, during the bombardment by President Assad's forces in February 2012 proved to be her last. Narrator James Clamp reads this account of the siege, which was written by Marie Colvin’s friend and colleague, Paul Conroy. Clamp is engaging and suspenseful in his narration of this white-knuckle account, which reflects the lengths to which war correspondents will go to bring a story to light. He is effective in recounting the political situation in Syria and manages to convey the daredevil, justice-seeking personalities of the two protagonists, Marie and Paul. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2014]