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Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East

Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East

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  • Create Date：2021-05-21 20:30:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Daniel Levin
  • ISBN：B08GFX6P5G
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Reviews

Teri ，

An amazing and engaging reflection on the quest to find a missing person in war torn Syria。 We follow the author throughout the Middle East and witness meetings with drug dealers， sex traffickers'， gangsters and even Sheiks。 This was a deeply disturbing and fascinating novel， I highly recommend that you read it。**I received an electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review of this book。 An amazing and engaging reflection on the quest to find a missing person in war torn Syria。 We follow the author throughout the Middle East and witness meetings with drug dealers， sex traffickers'， gangsters and even Sheiks。 This was a deeply disturbing and fascinating novel， I highly recommend that you read it。**I received an electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review of this book。 。。。more

Mike ，

Wow - Loved it ！ Fascinating tale of the author's quest to find a missing person in Syria。 I learned a lot about Middle Eastern history， culture， customs and crime。 This true storyreads like a spy/mystery novel。 Not only was this a story about a 'proof of life' mission，but also， a second story was revealed at the end。 Outstanding book。Don't miss this one ！ Wow - Loved it ！ Fascinating tale of the author's quest to find a missing person in Syria。 I learned a lot about Middle Eastern history， culture， customs and crime。 This true storyreads like a spy/mystery novel。 Not only was this a story about a 'proof of life' mission，but also， a second story was revealed at the end。 Outstanding book。Don't miss this one ！ 。。。more

Donna Wetzel ，

Thanks Goodreads for my copy of Proof of Life: The Undercover Search for a Missing Person in Syria， where Arms， Drugs and People are for Sale。 I don't think anyone that has read this book by Daniel Levin would give it any less than 5 stars。 Proof of Life is a life changing book that left me thinking about what I could do to make the world a better place。 Levin shows us a side of the world that I am happy to not be a part of。 This book is fast paced and interesting throughout as we feel， as reade Thanks Goodreads for my copy of Proof of Life: The Undercover Search for a Missing Person in Syria， where Arms， Drugs and People are for Sale。 I don't think anyone that has read this book by Daniel Levin would give it any less than 5 stars。 Proof of Life is a life changing book that left me thinking about what I could do to make the world a better place。 Levin shows us a side of the world that I am happy to not be a part of。 This book is fast paced and interesting throughout as we feel， as readers， that we are in this with Daniel trying to find out the truth about what happened to Paul。 The US should do more to help end human trafficking and this book highlights why。 。。。more

Rae Choins ，

This book marked me in ways I can’t even begin to describe。 Thank you， Daniel Levin， for sharing this story with us。

Michael Richter ，

Hands down one of the best books I've ever read！ I don't want to give away any spoilers， so I'll just say that the search for the person missing in Syria takes many amazing twists and turns， some laugh-out-loud funny moments and some shocking， painful moments。 The epilogue stunned me。 And I will never talk about war the same way again after reading the book's postscript。 A masterpiece。 Hands down one of the best books I've ever read！ I don't want to give away any spoilers， so I'll just say that the search for the person missing in Syria takes many amazing twists and turns， some laugh-out-loud funny moments and some shocking， painful moments。 The epilogue stunned me。 And I will never talk about war the same way again after reading the book's postscript。 A masterpiece。 。。。more

Vicki Thornton ，

Wow！ What a book。 Got me completely engaged from start to finish

Milena Frank ，

This is an extraordinary book - I could not put it down and read it in one sitting！ The plot is utterly thrilling - actually， thrillers within thrillers - and the attention to detail （in both dialogues and settings） is fantastic。 Levin's account is so immediate， so real， that I felt as if I was right next to him during those twenty days。 The rendering of the sexual violence is devastating， as is the callousness exhibited by many perpetrators and indifferent bystanders。 Levin shows deep empathy f This is an extraordinary book - I could not put it down and read it in one sitting！ The plot is utterly thrilling - actually， thrillers within thrillers - and the attention to detail （in both dialogues and settings） is fantastic。 Levin's account is so immediate， so real， that I felt as if I was right next to him during those twenty days。 The rendering of the sexual violence is devastating， as is the callousness exhibited by many perpetrators and indifferent bystanders。 Levin shows deep empathy for the victims， but without infantilizing them， and he resists depicting himself as any kind of hero。 I intend to make this book required reading for my Middle East classes。 。。。more