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THE COUNTERFEIT AGENT

Alex Berenson

A John Wells Novel

In this cutting-edge new novel from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author, John Wells goes undercover as the threat of nuclear war skyrockets between the United States and Iran.
In an Istanbul hotel, a deep source warns a CIA agent that Iran intends to kill a CIA station chief. Quickly, John Wells is called in to investigate, but before he can get far, the tip comes true. Which means that the next warning the source gives will be taken very seriously indeed. And it’s a big one. We’ve put a package on a ship from Dubai to the United States. A radioactive one. A bomb? Not yet. It’s a test run.

As the threat level jumps and the government mobilizes, something still doesn’t smell right to Wells’ old CIA boss Ellis Shafer, and so he sends Wells on a private mission to find out what’s going on. But the two of them are swimming against the tide. From Guatemala to Thailand to Hong Kong to Istanbul, Wells uses every skill he has, including his ability to go undercover in the Arab world, to chase down leads. But it might not be enough. Soon there might be nothing anyone can do to pull the United States back from the brink of war. As a reporter for The New York Times, Alex Berenson covered topics ranging from the occupation of Iraq to the crimes of Bernie Madoff. His seven previous John Wells novels include The Faithful Spy, winner of the 2007 Edgar Award for best first novel, and most recently, The Night Ranger.
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Published 2014-02-01 by Putnam

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Published 2014-02-01 by Putnam

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The Counterfeit Agent is an excellent installment in the John Wells spy thriller series. Read more...

Working with plot elements that are terrifyingly realistic, research that rings as true as today’s headlines, and characters that brim with integrity and swagger, Berenson puts John Wells right up there with the best of espionage fiction’s greatest heroes.

A novel that earns your attention... clean, clear prose... compelling. Read more...

As always, Berenson sets this series apart by doing his homework. The locations are meticulously researched and exceptionally well-realized. Berenson also clearly knows his spycraft, and his knowledge of the inner workings at Langley adds an additional layer of detail… Another well-crafted entry in Berenson's excellent John Wells series.

20 Feb 2014: Alex Berenson’s THE COUNTERFEIT AGENT debuts at #8 on the New York Times Bestseller Hardcover fiction list and #11 on the E-Book and Combined Print & E-Book lists!

Berenson ratchets the tension ever higher, combining plenty of vividly detailed bloodletting with a fascinating look at geopolitics and the self-serving quagmire of governmental bureaucracy. Wells stands outside all that, a Rambo with a brain who can’t resist the call to action. The clock is ticking loudly this time, though, and fans will have to wait until the next book to see if Wells saves the world one more time.

UK: Headline

One of the finest post-Cold War espionage novelists Alex Berenson is publishing his eighth John Wells novel, “The Counterfeit Agent” (Putnam), on Tuesday. Read more...

Action-packed . . . Thriller fans will eagerly await the return of the estimable Wells. Read more...