John Wells Novel The Ghost War, Book 2, (Paperback)

from AnnieMod

I am always worried when I pick up the second novels of authors - especially when I really liked the first one as was the case with Berenson. John Wells, the man that spent years under cover with the Taliban in Afghanistan, did not sound like the kind of CIA agent that will be very useful outside...

from BudBarclay

Alex Berenson is a new star in espionage fiction. This is a good sequel to The Faithful Spy. The ending is a bit fantastic, but I do like how it sets up a future episode. The book seems to be well researched, and his character development will improve.

from Jarratt

"The Ghost War" was better than Alex Berenson's first John Wells book "The Faithful Spy," which is quite a compliment. About the only issue I had with the first book was that it drug a bit in the middle once Wells returned from Afghanistan. "The Ghost War" had little in the way of back story on W...

from yonitdm

Very gritty but a gripping storyline.

from MSWallack

I enjoyed this book more than the first entry in the series, though the extended sequence in Afghanistan never really felt like it fit into this story (though it does become more meaningful later).