A Rope and a Prayer - David Rohde

In November 2008, David Rohde, a Pulitzer Prize-winning
correspondent for The New York Times, was kidnapped by the
Taliban and held captive for seven months in the tribal areas of
Pakistan. In the process, Rohde became the first American to witness
how Pakistan's powerful military turns a blind eye toward a Taliban
ministate thriving inside its borders. In New York, David's wife
Kristen Mulvihill, together with his family, kept the kidnapping secret
for David's safety and struggled to navigate a labyrinth of conflicting
agendas, misinformation, and lies. Part memoir, part work of
journalism, A Rope and a Prayer is a story of duplicity, faith,
resilience, and love.