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The faithful spy a novel

John Wells, an undercover operative who has infiltrated al Qaeda, is trapped between his terrorist associates and the CIA, which no longer trusts his loyalty, when he becomes a prime suspect in two bombings in Los Angeles

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Berenson, Alex
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, 2006.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Berenson, Alex, John Wells novel ; 1.
Subjects:	Terrorism > Fiction. Qaida (Organization) > Fiction. Intelligence service > Fiction. California > Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Spy fiction.
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Summary:	John Wells, an undercover operative who has infiltrated al Qaeda, is trapped between his terrorist associates and the CIA, which no longer trusts his loyalty, when he becomes a prime suspect in two bombings in Los Angeles
Physical Description:	334 pages ; 25 cm.
ISBN:	9780515144345 0515144347 9780345478993 0345478991
Author Notes:	Alex Berenson was born on January 6, 1973. He graduated from Yale University in 1994 with degrees in history and economics. After college, he became a reporter for the Denver Post. In 1996, he became one of the first employees at TheStreet.com, the financial news website. In 1999, he became a reporter for The New York Times. While there he covered topics ranging from the occupation of Iraq to the flooding of New Orleans to the financial crimes of Bernie Madoff. He left the Times in 2010 to concentrate on writing fiction, but he occasionally contributes to the newspaper. His first book, The Faithful Spy, won the 2007 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. His other works include The John Wells series and the nonfiction books The Number and The Prisoner. (Bowker Author Biography)