Kidnapped in Yemen / Mary Quin.

Tell me again why you went to Yemen? -- Touring the land of Sheba -- Ambush on the road to Aden -- Surviving the rescue -- MASH in Mudiyah -- Getting out of Yemen -- Fallout-personal and political -- A networking opportunity -- "I only gave orders to kill the men" -- The British boys -- Arrow from Cupid's bow -- Verdicts in Aden -- Justice in Zinjibar -- Fighting back with feminism -- Pursuing the promised lands -- The mullah of Finsbury Park -- Jihad Britannia -- Controlling the camps -- Inside al-Mansoor prison -- Return to Abyan -- North to the future -- Becoming the hunter.

At the moment when Mary Quin ripped an AK47 from the hands of a wounded kidnapper and made her escape in the Yemen desert, she knew her life could never be the same. She and 15 fellow tourists had been used as human shields in a terrifying gun battle between the Aden Abyan Islamic Army and Yemeni troops. When the shooting stopped four hostages and three kidnappers were dead. Quin's book begins with insights into her personal life as an avid traveller and women's rights advocate, establishing her rationale for visiting Yemen. Momentum builds quickly from exotic vacation to a gripping account of ambush and captivity, violence and imminent death. Lucky to be among those who survived the rescue unharmed, Quin returns to the United States. Amid a barrage of media attention she attempts to resume her corporate career but finds herself preoccupied with understanding why the kidnapping occurred. Kidnapped In Yemen tells the true story of the kidnapping and the impact it has had on Quin's life.