AMOK: A Dox Thriller

Written by Barry Eisler

Narrated by Barry Eisler

When the government offers a twenty-six-year-old former Marine a five-figure payday, there’s only one question: Who does he have to kill?

1991. A restless young man called Dox is back home in Texas. His friends have missed him, and his mother and sisters need him. But after four years as a Marine and another two as a CIA contractor fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghan mujahideen, small-town life in Abilene is a suffocating dead end.

Another secret war, this one in Southeast Asia, offers a big payday and the solution to his family’s troubles. But secret wars are never what they’re billed to be, and Dox is about to get the education of his young life. Among the lessons—the only thing more dangerous than war is falling in love with your enemy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Dec 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9781713650164

Barry Eisler

Barry Eisler spent three years in a covert position with the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, then worked as a technology lawyer and startup executive in Silicon Valley and Japan, earning his black belt at the Kodokan Judo Institute along the way. Eisler’s bestselling thrillers have won the Barry Award and the Gumshoe Award for Best Thriller, have been included in numerous “Best of” lists, have been translated into nearly twenty languages, and include the #1 bestseller Livia Lone. Eisler lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and, when he’s not writing novels, blogs about torture, civil liberties, and the rule of law. Learn more at www.barryeisler.com.

Reviews for AMOK

[cathygeha · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amok by Barry EislerA Dox ThrillerDark, gritty, and grim story that had me thinking all too much about the wars I have been too close to, the stories I have heard, and the stories I could tell. Wars, occupations, what happens during them, and the impact they have are difficult to experience and hear about…reading about them is not easy but someone should tell these stories. At times I thought of reading ‘The Ugly American’ that was required for a class. So many of the situations Dox experienced and that Isobel recorded are all too real…so I would caution any of you that might be triggered by violence, rape, murder, war, death, and such…it happens in this book.What I liked: * Getting to know more about Indonesia and its history – have a friend living there and understand her situation better than I did before. * Dox: born Carl Williams, brother, son, Texan, Marine sniper, contract soldier, difficult childhood, conflicted at times, intelligent, quick, lethal, grew a lot in this story* Isobel: physician, dedicated to her country and its people, wishes for peace, willing to do what she must to help, at risk, takes risks, strong part of the story* Learning a bit about Carl’s childhood and how it impacted him before joining the Marines, in the military, and perhaps later* The writing, plot, pacing, and unflinching look given to a situation many may not know much about* The comments and links at the end of the book related to each of the chapters* That I dd not give up on the story even when I was uncomfortable and it hit too closer to personal memories – glad I persevered, read, learned, and grew, too.* Believing that this is the first book in a series and wanting to know what will happen next in Carl’s lifeWhat I didn’t like: * Thinking about war and occupation and the atrocities-collateral damage that too often occurs* Knowing that there are people like Joko and his gang that get way too much pleasure from what they do* Still on the fence about Roy, Carl’s father, and if he is redeemable or not…really did not like him and am still not sure I do. Did I enjoy this book? It was an emotionally difficult story for me to read but I am glad I read itWould I read more in this series? YesThank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC – This is my honest review. 4-5 Stars