Fishers of Men

The Gripping True Story of a British Undercover Agent in Northern Ireland

By: Rob Lewis

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Fishers of Men is the true account of secret operations in Northern Ireland carried out by the British Army's most clandestine unit. It tells the unique story, through Rob Lewis' own extraordinary experiences, of an essential instrument in the fight against terrorism, that of covert intelligence gathering. The men and women who work in this field are a special breed who undertake hazardous risks with unflinching tenacity and professionalism - the price of negligence is high and the need for secrecy must be preserved even at the expense of personal relationships.

The sheer determination and single-mindedness required to achieve selection to this secret world is graphically described, as well as how, against seemingly impossible odds, the operators of the FRU managed to persuade terrorists and their close associates to turn informer. The methods the unit used to target, recruit and handle their contacts, how they protected their informants and the terrifying life their agents led are all told by an agent handler, using many of his cases to illustrate the sharpness, intelligence (and sense of humour) essential to the job.

Fishers of Men fills a gap in the available information about the secret war against terrorism in Northern Ireland. It is a gap that has so far remained largely unexplored - until Rob Lewis' informative and explosive audiobook.

©2020 Rob Lewis (P)2020 Bonnier Books UK

Fascinating Story

I can relate to digging it all to country and corporation alike. Crazy world. I followed up this story after completing a book about the other side of the Irish rebellion “Say Nothing”

Reminds me of the movies Flags Of Our Fathers where Clint showed both sides of WWII

Interesting but would like to hear more..

Obviously the Brit establishment heavily edited this. Interesting to hear how a member of the FRU a totally discredited group found guilty of colluding with loyalist paramilitaries try to make it sound that they had morals and standards. At what point to they become terrorists? Still an interesting read.

Interesting insight

The narrator is easy to listen to and the story is informative of this person’s experience and perspective of his time in Ireland working for British security service. It’s not StakeKnife but entertaining.

Took me back

Loved this book. It’s not an edge of your seat thriller, but reminded me so much of my dad. He served in the Canadian AF during WWII. While it was years before the Ireland Problem” as the author calls it, the mentality, attitude & sense of humor are very similar. Brings back so many memories of a wonderful childhood & fantastic parents. Thank you for telling your story.

Meh

This book is 8 hours of waiting for something to happen that never does. The guy had a super interesting job, unfortunately nothing interesting ever happened to him. Can’t help but wonder what compelled him to write a book. The book was free yet I feel like I should get my money back.