Published: March 3, 2010 By Joe Meyers Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson blends fact and fiction so seamlessly in his new thriller, “The Midnight House” (Putnam), that you get the feeling you are learning how things really work in the intelligence community. Berenson´s protagonist John Wells is a CIA agent who believes in […]
The New York Time, April 11, 2010
Published: April 9, 2010 By Casey Cep The celebrated C.I.A. agent John Wells returns to action in “The Midnight House,” Berenson´s fourth spy thriller to combine ripped-from-the-headlines political developments with popular entertainment… A former New York Times reporter, Berenson combines his thorough knowledge of the Middle East with an acquired sense of corporate intrigue in this bullet-paced, […]
Publishers Weekly, The Silent Man
Published: December 15, 2008 Publishers Weekly, Dec. 15, 2008 Bestseller Berenson´s well-plotted and thoughtful third thriller to feature CIA agent John Wells (after The Ghost War) finds Wells and his fellow CIA agent and fiancée, Jenny Exley, living happily together in Washington, D.C., content to devote themselves to fighting the forces of evil. One morning, […]
The Washington Post, The Silent Man
Published: February 9, 2009 Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post, Feb. 9 Muslim militants half a world away are determined to obtain the elements needed to build a nuclear weapon, smuggle it into America and explode the device in Washington, D.C., as payback for decades – centuries, they would say – of Western oppression. How might […]
Chicago Sun-Times, The Silent Man
Published: January 28, 2010 David J. Montgomery, Chicago Sun-Times, Feb. 8 New York Times reporter Alex Berenson won the prestigious Edgar Award for his first novel featuring CIA superspy John Wells, and he´s likely to win additional plaudits for his latest book, the third in the series. It´s an outstanding thriller that combines a detailed […]
