"...Padnos recounts his time in captivity in Syria, where he was frequently tortured at the hands of the al Qaeda affiliate, Jebhat al Nusra. We learn not only about Padnos's harrowing experience, but we also get a firsthand account of life in a Syrian village, the nature of Islamic prisons, how captors interrogate someone suspected of being CIA, the ways that Islamic fighters shift identities and drift back and forth through the veil of Western civilization, and much more." -- Amazon.com. The award-winning journalist presents a searing account of his experiences with being captured and tortured in Syria by al Qaeda for two years, detailing his related witness to Syrian village life.

Prologue -- My plan -- A kidnapping -- The Falcons of the land of Sham -- Into the darkness -- Their news -- The villa basement -- Matt's escape -- A voyage into darkness -- The farmhouse prison -- The Caliphate lives -- A voyage with Jebhat al-Nusra -- My way out.