Elliot Ackerman, “Dark at the Crossing”

In partnership with the International Institute of St. Louis

Foreign correspondent, decorated veteran, and author of the critically-acclaimed novel “Green on Blue,” Elliot Ackerman presents a timely new novel of stunning humanity and tension. Set in 2013 as the Syrian revolution wanes and the Islamic State rises, “Dark at the Crossing” is the entangled story of an Iraqi-American intent on crossing the border to fight in Syria, and a Syrian couple scarred by the loss of their only daughter.