Given that Lone Wolf Terrorism is the most relevant form of terrorism today thanks to ISIS and other groups being able to inspire people throughout the world via the Internet, one is liable to see a number of books on the topic. What I really liked is that in a very systemic and academic way it was able to capture Lone Wolf Terrorism as a broader trend that doesn’t just exist in one ideology because I think we tend to get lost in what grabs the headline of the moment (radical Islam) and lose the fact that this type of terrorism doesn’t have to belong to one group.

I think the groundbreaking part is that the authors actually talked to two terrorists themselves, which is often missing because how do we confront the problem if we have no insights on what makes these people tick? Obviously, being an academic work there will be fairly standard methodological issues where cases were excluded or included or does lone wolf terrorism really mean this or should it also include this?

But I think it’s a noble effort in a field where not many studies of this type exist.

I must point out that this book is written by professionals and aimed at professionals to provide deeper insights into the world of the lone wolf terrorist. Having said that, it is a fascinating read for the non-professional (that's me) who wanted to learn more than the snippets that we read in the press.

I liked this book and wanted to really like this book. Lots of data and empirical stats that provide great reference on a variety of characters you will recognize. There is not a lot on the ones who threaten monthly to become lone wolfs and then the cover showing a protestant church; you kind of know where we are going here.