Proof of Life: The Undercover Search for a Missing Person in Syria, Where Arms, Drugs, and People Are for Sale

A suspenseful account by an armed-conflict mediator searching for a missing person in Syria over eighteen tense days—at the end of which he will either find “proof of life,” or not—that offers a deep-dive into an underworld to which reporters don’t have access, where arms, drugs, and people are for sale, and if you’re not selling, you’re probably buying.