The Night Ranger

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2013
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This is NYT bestselling author Alex Berenson's seventh gripping spy novel featuring ex-CIA agent John Wells. For countless Somali asylum seekers, the Dadaab refugee camps have provided crucial shelter from war and drought. Yet they have never been safe. When four American camp volunteers leave for a well-earned rest, bandits hijack their car, and they awake hooded and bound. Hostages. Ex-CIA agent John Wells is persuaded to Kenya to find them. But Wells is no expert on kidnappings or East Africa. The clock is ticking, and the White House is edging closer to an invasion of Somalia. If the hostages aren't found, they'll be killed and America could end up in a war it never should have started...Everything rests on Wells. But is this mission too much, even for him?

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This is NYT bestselling author Alex Berenson's seventh gripping spy novel featuring ex-CIA agent John Wells. For countless Somali asylum seekers, the Dadaab refugee camps have provided crucial shelter from war and drought. Yet they have never been safe. When four American camp volunteers leave for a well-earned rest, bandits hijack their car, and they awake hooded and bound. Hostages. Ex-CIA agent John Wells is persuaded to Kenya to find them. But Wells is no expert on kidnappings or East Africa. The clock is ticking, and the White House is edging closer to an invasion of Somalia. If the hostages aren't found, they'll be killed and America could end up in a war it never should have started...Everything rests on Wells. But is this mission too much, even for him?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Headline
Published: 04 Jul 2013
ISBN 10: 1472209338
ISBN 13: 9781472209337
Book Overview: Ex-CIA agent John Wells returns in NYT bestselling author Alex Berenson's latest thrilling spy novel

Media Reviews

Praise for Alex Berenson:

Berenson's series of espionage thrillers featuring John Wells are among the most well-written, carefully-researched and meticulously plotted novels one is likely to encounter in any genre -- Bookreporter

Berenson rises above the thriller genre. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Praise for Alex Berenson:

Alex Berenson is writing first-rate commercial fiction on a par with Daniel Silva. -- The Washington Post

Berenson is one of the best writers in the espionage genre today. -- Chicago Sun-Times

Berenson's series of espionage thrillers featuring John Wells are among the most well-written, carefully-researched and meticulously plotted novels one is likely to encounter in any genre --Bookreporter

Berenson rises above the thriller genre. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Praise for THE NIGHT RANGER

A tense thriller that relies equally on bravery, wit, and 21st-century American firepower . . . Berenson gives readers top-notch, fast-paced excitement in a part of the world unfamiliar to many Americans. John Wells is a worthy hero readers can count on. -- Kirkus Reviews

The chaos of East Africa and the complex realities of relief efforts in that region form the backdrop for Edgar-winner Berenson's gripping seventh thriller . . . Taut prose, plausible action, and plenty of plot surprises ensure another winner for this perennial bestseller. -- Publishers Weekly

Praise for Alex Berenson
Alex Berenson is writing first-rate commercial fiction on a par with Daniel Silva. -- The Washington Post
Berenson is one of the best writers in the espionage genre today. -- Chicago Sun-Times

Berenson's series of espionage thrillers featuring John Wells are among the most well-written, carefully-researched and meticulously plotted novels one is likely to encounter in any genre --Bookreporter

Berenson rises above the thriller genre. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Author Bio

Alex Berenson graduated from Yale University in 1994 with degrees in history and economics. In 1999 he joined the New York Times where he covered everything from the drug industry to Hurricane Katrina. During his tenure he served two stints as a correspondent in Iraq, an experience that led him to write THE FAITHFUL SPY, which won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel and was a #1 NYT bestseller. Alex left the NYT in 2010 to devote himself to writing fiction. He lives in New York City with his wife and dog.