Ransom

Description:

In Ransom, Ann Hagedorn Auerbach explores two years in the high-stakes world of international kidnapping, beginning on July 4, 1995, when terrorists seized an American couple relaxing on the banks of a river in Kashmir. Seamlessly moving between this story and others, Auerbach provides the first inside look at the highly secretive world of private industry kidnap negotiators, the little-known international role of the FBI, the explosive controversies over ransoms and negotiations, and the ordeals of hostages of the 1990s. Exposing many never-before-reported facts culled from interviews worldwide, Auerbach shows how events in the post-Cold War era have compelled criminals, terrorists, former rebels, and even former soldiers to turn to kidnapping to make a living.

subjects: Ransom,  Kidnapping,  Hostages,  International offenses,  Travelers,  Crimes against,  International crimes,  Offenders,  Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle,  Sociology,  Offenses And Offenders,  Political Terrorism,  Social Science,  Politics / Current Events,  Criminology,  International Relations - General,  New York Times reviewed