Enemies Within

“Apuzzo and Goldman are the new Woodward and Bernstein.” – Spencer Ackerman, national security editor, The Guardian
“Two of America’s best reporters pull back the curtain to reveal how New York really works. In the process, they also raise troubling questions about the price that America has paid, particularly in its moral standing, in prosecuting the war on terror. They ask the hardest question of them all. They ask Americans to look in the mirror.” – James Risen, author of State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
“The authors use their investigative know-how like skilled surgeons, utilizing their scalpel to expose a malignant growth in the heart of the NYPD.” – Frank Serpico
“Enemies Within combines the quick-paced storytelling of a mystery novel with the intellectual altitude of intelligence experts. It offers insights into the methods that work the best against would-be terrorists, as well as those that are not only a waste of money and time, but abuse the nature of our democracy. A great, informative read.” – Dana Priest, investigative reporter, The Washington Post, and author of Top Secret America: The Rise of the Nation
“Despite all the hype around NSA’s secret Prism surveillance program, Apuzzo and Goldman show how the Zazi case really got made. This book is both a thriller and a hard-hitting expose of the NYPD Intel unit set up after 9⁄11. While the American people have shown some willingness to give up privacy for the hope of greater security, the reader can be the judge of whether the shocking excesses of this unit are justified by its results.” – Vicki Divoll, former general counsel of the Senate Intelligence Committee and former assistant general counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency
“Like too many stories about the post-9⁄11 fight against terrorism, this is a tale in which American boldness, cunning, and ingenuity are frequently undermined by American arrogance, recklessness, and narrow-mindedness. Apuzzo and Goldman’s revelatory investigation casts a troubling light on the NYPD and reverberates far beyond New York City, exposing the risks of waging an ill-defined ‘war on terror.’” – Justin Vogt, senior editor, Foreign Affairs
“Enemies Within is a deeply reported and well written account of the NYPD’s aggressive efforts to monitor the Muslim-American community and the most threatening al-Qaeda plot since 9⁄11–the plot to bomb the New York City subway system in 2009–a plot that NYPD’s surveillance efforts did not detect.” – Peter Bergen * author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden, from 9⁄11 to Abbottabad *
“A deep, jaw-dropping dive … No book better sums up the state of post-9⁄11 fear.” * National Journal *
“Two tales tell us a great deal—not all of it flattering—about the ways in which law
enforcement has kept the city safe… . Assiduous reporting.” * The Wall Street Journal *
“A fascinating new book.” * The Economist *
“If you’re a citizen, you need to read Enemies Within … . The authors have a story worthy of a thriller. The book is peopled with spies, terrorists and decorated war heroes… . Apuzzo and Goldman have sounded an alarm.” * Associated Press *
“While Apuzzo and Goldman show their veteran reportorial skills in exposing the details of the NYPD’s surveillance program, they also expertly craft the drama of the unfolding terrorist plot and the race by government agencies to foil it… . A fast-paced, informative investigation into the ever-messy arena of privacy versus security.” * Kirkus Reviews *
“It is no stretch to say that the season’s most anticipated book of investigative journalism is Enemies Within” * The Atlantic Wire *
Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman chronicle how the quest for safety led to something far darker….Did the Snowden leaks trouble you? You ain’t seen nothing yet. – Dan Bigman, business news managing editor * Forbes *

Matt Apuzzo is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist for The New York Times. He previously worked as an Associated Press investigative reporter for more than a decade, focusing primarily on national security and intelligence matters.

Adam Goldman is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist for The New York Times. He has previously worked for The Washington Post, the Associated Press investigative team, and newspapers in Virginia and Alabama. He lives in Washington, DC.

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