UNDER FIRE The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi

Mention Benghazi (Libya) today, and you're likely to get a highly partisan accounting of the events of September 11, 2012, when the American ambassador and three others were killed in a terrorist attack. To their credit, the authors weed out the politics and stick to the facts of that fateful, terrible day. Jeff Gurner narrates this book as if it were a thriller whose ending is still a mystery. His insistent, clear voice and sometimes breathless pacing accentuate the action and keep the listener interested throughout. Gurner is also adept at delivering the foreign words that populate the story. While he has moments of hesitation and makes some mistakes in pronunciation, these are minor quibbles. The book is well worth a listen. R.I.G. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2013]