As a former reporter for The New York Times, Alex Berenson covered topics ranging from the occupation of Iraq to the flooding of New Orleans to the financial crimes of Bernie Madoff. He lives in New York.
Praise for The Ghost War
“A very sophisticated vision...Geopolitically savvy.”—The New York
Times
“A fast-paced story of international intrigue and espionage...Wells
is a fine character who will likely propel Berenson’s thrillers to
success for some time to come.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“Terrific and relentless suspense and action.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Berenson marshals turncoats, the Taliban, and testosterone to
produce a tautly paced, credible, and gripping scenario guaranteed
to buttress Berenson's niche as one of the stars in the suspense
firmament.”—Library Journal
“The author’s plausible scenario distinguishes this from most spy
thrillers.”—Publisher’s Weekly
Having foiled an al-Qaeda plot targeting Times Square in 2006's The Faithful Spy (which won an Edgar Award for best first novel), maverick CIA agent John Wells confronts a very different threat in this pulse-pounding sequel from New York Times reporter Berenson. When the CIA's efforts to extract Dr. Sung Kwan, a North Korean scientist and an invaluable source on Kim Jong Il's nuclear ambitions, result in the deaths of Kwan and the rescue team, Wells's significant other, Jennifer Exley, searches to identify the person in U.S. intelligence who compromised Kwan's security. Meanwhile, Wells returns to Afghanistan, the scene of much of the action in The Faithful Spy, to find out what outside country has been helping the Taliban reassert itself. While the mole hunt will be familiar to genre buffs and the characters and the perils they face aren't as nuanced as those in John le Carre or even David Ignatius, the author's plausible scenario distinguishes this from most spy thrillers. Author tour. (Feb.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
Praise for The Ghost War
"A very sophisticated vision...Geopolitically savvy."-The New
York Times
"A fast-paced story of international intrigue and
espionage...Wells is a fine character who will likely propel
Berenson's thrillers to success for some time to come."-Chicago
Sun-Times
"Terrific and relentless suspense and action."-Kirkus
Reviews
"Berenson marshals turncoats, the Taliban, and testosterone
to produce a tautly paced, credible, and gripping scenario
guaranteed to buttress Berenson's niche as one of the stars in the
suspense firmament."-Library Journal
"The author's plausible scenario distinguishes this from
most spy thrillers."-Publisher's Weekly
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