ALEX BERENSON

CIA agent John Wells is back in Washington, recovering from his last mission. His wounds have healed but his mind is far from clear. He is restless, uneasy in his skin, 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 him to go to Afghanistan to investigate. But what Wells discovers there is far from what he expected.A deadly power play in China; a mission in 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 world is hurtling towards confrontation and, this time, there may be nothing Wells can do to stop it...In The Ghost Agent, the second John Wells novel, Alex Berenson once again combines real-world threats with authentic details in a thriller that is shatteringly intense and chillingly plausible.

After two high-risk missions, CIA special agent John Wells is a man living on the edge His nights are filled with disturbing dreams, but he knows he has no time for rest He has made many enemies, and the world never stays quiet for long But what happens next shocks him to the core He and his fiancee Jennifer Exley are targeted by assassins sent by a psychotic arms dealer out for revenge Among the dead and wounded is Exley, who is gravely injured...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost War and The Faithful Spy CIA agent John Wells has spent years in the company of evil men. He''s paid the price and is beginning to doubt if he can ever live a normal life. And when a powerful adversary from his past finds him, Wells must once again enter the fray. For his country. For his soul. For revenge...