I guess a lot of people reviewing and reading this book will focus on the credibility angle. Im not going to, or we will be here all day. As an intelligent consumer of information I am always aware of the validity of information I take in.

So, this is a good book. Its not a great story or an amazing work of revelation. But its a great insight into the ascension (descent!) of people from religious commitment to extremism. It isnt racist, fascist or defamatory. But it confidently documents how someone can fall into the life of terrorism - something hard to imagine, regardless of the terror cause .

Morten's story has the added element of his relationships with intelligence agencies-their treatment of him as documented in the book is pretty frustrating.

You follow the story of Morten converting to Islam, falling in with extremists and then turning spy. Its a shame that his feelings about his religion during and after aren't discussed, because one of my favourite parts was hearing about his journey into Islam and how it changed his life for the better.

Its easy to think of terrorists as enormous lavish organisations, but this books describes how a massive amount of damage can evolve from back yard plans.