The Perfect Storm Review

Stalking The Caravan

Author: Terrence Burke
Number of Pages: 267 
Rating: ☆☆☆☆

Review:

After reading the non-fiction book, “Stalking the Caravan” by Terrence Burke you will really have a greater appreciation for our government agencies like the DEA. This book starts out in 1973 with Terry Burke, a United States Federal Narcotics agent, touring Kabul Afghanistan. During this time period Americans were not supposed to be infiltrating Afghanistan due to prior conflicts between the two countries. However, Terry is a firm believer in stopping international drug cartels from dealing so his adventure into the dangers of prohibiting large organizations from supplying drugs throughout Afghanistan in secret begins.

Throughout the book one can really sympathize for Terry’s daily struggle of risking his life for his country as well as trying to be a good father and husband to the members of his family. When the DEA gets a new lead Terry is forced to travel hours and sometimes even countries away from the people he loves just to make sure that other families are safe by stopping drug deals from taking place near them. Reading this book can really help a reader priorities the different situations currently happening in his or her life because Terry explains his thought process when he is forced to prioritize different events within his family and commitment to the United States government on several different occasions.

This book is so unique because the stories that Terry tells throughout it about his different missions have never been told before. For the longest time, the events that Terry and many other agents endured, which he walks his readers through as they read his book, were classified and kept secret from the public. The tone and word choice that he used when writing about every event that he faced in Afghanistan make each event seem very significant and serious. In other words, Terry does a great job at describing the gravity of each situation that he encountered when working an operation.

I really enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to anyone who takes an interest in our government agencies. For anyone who would like to work in the DEA I think this would be an awesome book to read so that you can know what you are getting yourself into! Some of the stories Terry tells are graphic so a fair warning to anyone who does not like action. But overall, the book is well written and has a way of making you understand as well as respect the people who risk their lives for their country every day.