The Sirens of Baghdad - Yasmina Khadra

The third novel in Yasmina Khadra's bestselling trilogy about Islamic fundamentalism
has the most compelling backdrop of any of his novels: Iraq in the wake of the American
invasion.

A young Iraqi student, unable to attend college because of the war, sees
American soldiers leave a trail of humiliation and grief in his small village. Bent
on revenge, he flees to the chaotic streets of Baghdad where insurgents soon realize
they can make use of his anger. Eventually he is groomed for a secret terrorist mission
meant to dwarf the attacks of September 11th, only to find himself struggling with
moral qualms. The Sirens of Baghdad is a powerful look at the effects of violence
on ordinary people, showing what can turn a decent human being into a weapon, and
how the good in human nature can resist.

"Compelling. . . . Khadra brings us deep into the hearts and minds of people living in unspeakable mental anguish." -Los Angeles Times