Inside Out by Barry Eisler

Book Description
Torture.
Ghost detainees.
And a massive cover-up that continues even today.

Marooned in a Manila jail after a bar fight fatality, black ops soldier Ben Treven gets a visit from his former commander, Colonel Scott Horton, who explains the price of Ben’s release: Find and eliminate Daniel Larison, a rogue operator from Ben’s unit who has stolen ninety-two torture tapes from the CIA and is using them to blackmail the U.S. government.

But other players are after the tapes, too, and to find Larison, Ben will have to survive CIA hit teams, Blackwater mercenaries, and the long reach of the White House. He’ll also have to find a way to handle Paula Lanier, a smart, sexy FBI agent who has her own reasons for wanting the tapes and is determined to get them before Ben does. With the stakes this high, everyone has an angle—everyone but Ben, who will have to find the right alliance if he wants to stay alive.

My thoughts
I enjoy Barry Eisler’s books and his experience within the CIA shows in his writing. Inside Out is no exception. This story deals with the CIA’s torture tapes, which they have told the US were destroyed, but in reality were stolen. And the thief wants one hundred million dollars.

Ben Treven’s mission is to find and dispose of the blackmailer. Treven was introduced in Eislers’ Fault Line which I thought was an okay book. This one also, was just okay. I really like his John Rain stories and look forward to the one which combines both characters as hinted at the end of this book.


Note: This book was borrowed from my local library.