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The secret soldier

CIA operative John Wells goes undercover in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon to find conspirators bent on tearing down the monarchy of King Abdullah. If the conspirators prevail, it will mean more than just the fall of a monarch -- it may be the start of a final conflagration between America and the full fo...

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Main Author: Berenson, Alex
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2012.
Series:Berenson, Alex, John Wells novel ; 5.
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United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > Fiction.
Intelligence officers > Fiction.
Saudi Arabia > Fiction.
Suspense fiction > Saudi Arabia.
Spy stories > Saudi Arabia.
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Summary:CIA operative John Wells goes undercover in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon to find conspirators bent on tearing down the monarchy of King Abdullah. If the conspirators prevail, it will mean more than just the fall of a monarch -- it may be the start of a final conflagration between America and the full force of Islam itself.
Physical Description:517 p.
ISBN:9780515150346
0515150347
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)

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