The Midnight House (John Wells #4)

The Midnight House by Alex Berenson is the fourth book in the John Wells series - a CIA agent with a specialty in counter-terrorism and Al Qaeda.

After taking some time to himself to recover from his last mission, John is called back to the agency to find a killer. Someone is killing members of a secret interrogation team. The ten-member team was set up deal with the toughest jihadis caught by the US. The team, 673, could use any means necessary to extract information - as long as it did not leave marks.

Now four members of the team are dead and one is missing. Wells and his boss Ellis Schafer have been asked to look around, outside of the official FBI investigation.

Berenson has created an espionage, terrorism, political thriller with so many twists and turns you will need to wear a seat belt to read it. His main character is someone readers will hope is really out there working on our side.

Berenson, Alex. (2010). The Midnight House. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.

The Silent Man (John Wells #3)

The Silent Man by Alex Berenson is the third book featuring John Wells.

US intelligence agencies are in a race against time - and most of them don't even know what they are looking for.

A small group of jihadis has a plan to steal a couple of nuclear weapons from Russia. Authorities believe that without the launch codes the weapons are safe. Authorities outside of Russia don't even know what is missing.

Meanwhile, a man who John Wells kidnapped to find answers in an earlier book is after revenge. John, who would like to retire from the spy business, is pulled back in when the woman he loves is injured in an attempt on his life.

Now John will stop at nothing to get his revenge - or will he? Would John set aside his anger at what happened to Exley to save the US from a possible nuclear attack?

Berenson, Alex. (2009). The Silent Man. New York: Putnam.

The Ghost War (John Wells #2)

The Ghost War is the second book by Alex Berenson in the John Wells series.

John Wells is a spy. He was undercover with Al Queda for so long that his handlers thought he had switched sides. But now that he is back in the US, he is restless. He takes risks for no reason and may be blowing his chance with the woman he loves. What he needs is a new assignment.

In his new assignment he will travel to Iraq, Long Island and China in a quest to find out who is trying to start a war between China and the US.

Berenson is a captivating writer who has created they type of character I hope is really working in espionage - on our side.

Berenson, Alex. (2008). The Ghost War. New York: Jove Books.

The Faithful Spy (John Wells #1)

The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson is the first book in the John Wells series.

John Wells is the only CIA agent undercover in the ranks of al Qaeda. He rarely contacts his handler, Jennifer Exley.

After ten years of trying to prove his loyalty to Qaeda, he is headed back to the United States. He has been sent back to wait further instructions in the planning of an attack on US soil.

But the CIA heads are not convinced that John has not become a terrorist. He has converted to Islam and he did not contact them the second he reached the US.

Now he must fight two sides while stopping the biggest massacre of US civilians since 9/11.

Berenson, Alex. (2006). The Faithful Spy. New York: Jove Books.