4.0 stars — I picked up "The Fort Bragg Conspiracy: Drugs, Murder, and the Shadowy World of Special Forces" after seeing it nominated for Goodread’s ‘Non-Fiction Book of the Year.” Seth Harp's book is incredibly well-researched, and I found most of it both educational and gripping. The book mainly tells the story of Billy Lavigne, a special forces soldier who returns home a changed man after several long-term deployments. The author does a fantastic job portraying Billy's compelling story and th...

Imagine this: January 3, 2026. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are snatched by the U.S. government. Vice President Delcy Rodriguez gets 15 minutes to bend to U.S. demands or face immediate execution. All this under the banner of a global "War on Drugs." The kidnappers? Possibly the planet's biggest narcoterrorists: the elite U.S. Army special operations unit under the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), known as Delta Force. The irony – as Seth Harp points ou...

This is a book that I think really needs to be read alongside other books explaining the American empire of the late 20th and 21st century. While it tries to give a grander history, I think *The Fort Bragg Conspiracy: Drugs, Murder, and the Shadowy World of Special Forces* by Seth Harp really stands out as simply a great microcosm of what other historians, sociologists, and theorists have done incredible work at exploring. If you're looking for true crime books or military history, definitely ch...

A truly brilliant book that feels like the definitive account of the War on Terror, or at least this chapter of it. It reminded me of *Generation Kill*, but from the opposite side of a brutal two decades. Incredibly cinematic. Seth Harp could have simply listed all the similar instances of violence that were never properly investigated, or presented it all in a table, but instead, he delivers a staccato rhythm, relentlessly driving home the book’s core message: the war has come home. If you're l...

I devoured this book, which almost makes me a little suspicious of it as a work of nonfiction/journalism. Like the Chapo Trap House guys said in their interview with Seth Harp (yeah, I still listen sometimes), "The Fort Bragg Conspiracy: Drugs, Murder, and the Shadowy World of Special Forces" reads like a novel in some of the best ways. To start with a minor quibble, I do think there are ways in which the book gets repetitive on certain themes/facts and can feel a little too assertion-heavy. I n...

I'm finding it tough to rate "The Fort Bragg Conspiracy: Drugs, Murder, and the Shadowy World of Special Forces" by Seth Harp, and here's why: It's a fascinating investigation that makes astonishing, yet believable, claims, and I was pretty hooked the entire time. Definitely a compelling read if you're into true crime or military conspiracies. But here's the rub: The author also repeats some things that are basically conspiracy theories as facts. And since I *know* those aren't true – or at the...

This is an important book, recounting a story that desperately needs to be told. However, the author, Seth Harp, struggles to keep his personal politics out of the narrative. Had he simply presented the facts of *The Fort Bragg Conspiracy: Drugs, Murder, and the Shadowy World of Special Forces* and allowed them to speak for themselves, the book would have resonated with far greater power. For readers interested in true crime and military investigations, this is still a worthwhile read, but be pr...

Having spent the better part of 18 years in Fayetteville, this book really hits home. Anyone who's lived there long enough can tell you there's something sinister in the air, a feeling that things just aren't right. Seth Harp, thank you for shedding some much-needed light on the situation with "The Fort Bragg Conspiracy: Drugs, Murder, and the Shadowy World of Special Forces." It's a vital read for anyone wanting to understand the darker side of the city.

The only actual criticism Rachel's comment locked "review" makes about the book's content is that a murder victim from the very first case is portrayed positively by his own family. The rest are accusations that Seth Harp is a conspiracy theorist, without any reference to the actual content of *The Fort Bragg Conspiracy: Drugs, Murder, and the Shadowy World of Special Forces*. Regardless of Harp's alleged opinions, this book deals with documented incidents verifiable through court records, polic...

I received an ARC from NetGalley and immediately became suspicious of the author. He spent pages detailing a man’s drug use and drinking during his daughter's sixth birthday trip to Disney World, then tried to convince me this guy was a doting father. More red flags popped up as I read, and I ultimately DNF'd *The Fort Bragg Conspiracy: Drugs, Murder, and the Shadowy World of Special Forces* when Seth Harp stated, point blank, that COVID-19 escaped from a US-funded biolab in China. It's a shame ...