The international bestseller chosen as Book of the Year by The Times, Evening Standard, Economist, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Sunday Telegraph, Herald, Observer, Guardian and New Statesman. "The most detailed [and thrilling] account we have of the events that led to the destruction of the twin towers." --- Observer, Book of the Year "Possibly the best book yet written on the rise of Al-Qaeda ... Beautifully written and wonderfully compelling." --- William Dalrymple "We meet some formidable schemers and killers ... fabulists crazed with blood and death." --- Martin Amis "The looming tower is a thriller. And it's a tragedy, too" --- The New York Times