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Tam Hussein’s book The Darkness Inside is a truly original piece of historical fiction, centered on British jihadist “returnees” from wars in Syria and Libya—and a Muslim investigative journalist ("Sid") who connects them to a murder of one of their own.
The closer he gets to the truth, the more he’s forced to face his own dark fears and obsessions. The author is himself a respected UK investigative journalist, with a focus on the Middle East. I loved Hussein’s use of slang-accented dialogue and descriptive language to evoke a wide range of emotions and places, from Aleppo, Syria,…
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