false 1159413 8 <b>CIA agent John Wells returns, in a novel that reaches beyond today's headlines to foretell dangers yet to come, from the author of <i>The Faithful Spy</i>- "one of the best spy stories ever told" (<i>The Wall Street Journal</i>).</b> Alex Berenson's 2006 debut was one of the most acclaimed suspense novels of the year, "the best spy thriller in a long, long while" (<i>The Kansas City Star</i>). <i>The Ghost War</i> proves that he is no longer a brilliant newcomer but a master of the art. In <i>The Faithful Spy</i>, John Wells became the only American CIA agent ever to penetrate al-Qaeda, but his handlers became distrustful of him, and he of them. He had to stop a devastating terrorist attack nearly alone. Now Wells is back in Washington. His wounds have healed, but his mind is far from clear. He is restless, uneasy in his skin, and careless with his safety. When the CIA finds evidence of a surge in Taliban activity, backed by an unknown foreign power, it takes little to convince Wells to return to Afghanistan to investigate. But what he discovers there is far from what he expected. A deadly power play in China, a mission to North Korea gone terribly wrong, an Iran determined to go nuclear, a mole within the ranks of the CIA who is about to light a fuse, the consequences of which he cannot possibly understand-the world is hurtling toward confrontation. And, this time, there may be nothing John Wells can do to stop it. Real-world threats, authentic details, a scenario as dramatic as it is plausible-<i>The Ghost War</i> is another "timely reminder of the extremely precarious way we live now" (<i>The Washington Post</i>). 1147018 12 2 2008 The Ghost War (John Wells, #2) total:256|5:31|4:122|3:82|2:19|1:2| 256 929 376 56 4 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 10:39:24 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 07:12:34 -0800 2009
John Wells had an interesting start as the first Western spy to infiltrate Al Qaeda, but he isn’t a particularly deep character. I t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 05 13:53:01 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 09:46:54 -0700 2009
The book is interesting in that Berenson gives equal weight to all the elements o...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 08:41:21 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 18:51:34 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 15 05:51:50 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 01 10:14:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 15:00:36 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 20:21:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 31 07:28:17 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 07:34:22 -0700 2009
It kept me turning pages eagerly to the end. But this one, unlike his first, made me think that it was comple...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 08:05:29 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 08:11:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 10:36:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 13:09:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 05:03:02 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 05:09:23 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 21 11:56:08 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 11:56:55 -0700 2009 3 1 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 07:07:29 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 18:48:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Sep 14 09:02:07 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 10:19:08 -0700 2009 Anyway, I'm going to postpone this or maybe borrow a book instead.]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 10:32:37 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 10:33:07 -0700 2009 ]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 25 14:25:58 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 14:27:21 -0700 2009
This one is good, too. Now Wells is established back in the US, but his mind is spooky crazy. Overcoming the odds... You know the rest.]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 13:30:05 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 13:32:58 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 16:26:25 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 16:28:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 18:54:45 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 18:56:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jun 13 19:01:15 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 19:01:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 05:40:29 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 05:41:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 20:57:17 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 20:58:51 -0800 2009