Books like Under the wire by Paul Conroy

An oral history of HBO's drama The Wire, compiled with exclusive interviews from its actors, writers, directors and creators, that traces the series' development from concept to cultural legacy.

Ian Urbina exposes the hidden world of ocean crime—from piracy to slave trade—revealing how the fishing, oil, and shipping industries fuel global exploitation.

A gripping nonfiction account of 26 men who attempted to cross the Mexican border into Arizona’s desert in May 2001, of which only 12 returned.

Alan Duncan, a war‑injured lawyer, returns to his Australian sheep station where he uncovers the hidden papers of a former Royal Navy Wren, leading to revelations about his brother and the housekeeper’s tragic past.

The recipient of multiple Peabody and Murrow awards, Clarissa Ward is a world-renowned conflict reporter. In this strange age of crisis where there really is no front line, she has moved from one hot zone to the next. With multiple assignments in Syria, Egypt, and Afghanistan, Ward, who speaks seven languages, has been based in Baghdad, Beirut, Beijing, and Moscow. She has seen and documented the violent remaking of the world at close range. With her deep empathy, Ward finds a way to tell the hardest stories. On All Fronts is the riveting account of Ward’s singular career and of journalism in this age of extremism. Following a privileged but lonely childhood, Ward found her calling as an international war correspondent in the aftermath of 9/11. From her early days in the field, she was embedding with marines at the height of the Iraq War and was soon on assignment all over the globe. But nowhere does Ward make her mark more than in war-torn Syria, which she has covered extensively with courage and compassion. From her multiple stints entrenched with Syrian rebels to her deep investigations into the Western extremists who are drawn to ISIS, Ward has covered Bashar al-Assad’s reign of terror without fear. In 2018, Ward rose to new heights at CNN and had a son. Suddenly, she was doing this hardest of jobs with a whole new perspective. On All Fronts is the unforgettable story of one extraordinary journalist—and of a changing world. --penguinrandomhouse

Mitch Rapp races to stop a dying Russian president from triggering a NATO war, while CIA director Irene Kennedy must send him on a perilous mission into Moscow's heart.