After The Looming Tower
Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS by Joby Warrick
If Wright's dissection of intelligence hubris left you craving more institutional catastrophe, Warrick excavates the ignored warnings and bureaucratic blunders that birthed ISIS with the same evidence-soaked precision. Humanized terror architects, spy-thriller pacing, and uncomfortable truths about preventable disaster—this is the unflinching sequel your cynicism has been waiting for.