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Alex Berenson is one the best new spy writers with his series featuring CIA John Wells --The Sun
A first class thriller with an edgy link to reality. --Peterborough Evening News
A masterpiece of modern spy fiction sees Wells pursue the killer behind the slayings of The Midnight House's guards and interrogators . . . This is an author to watch out for and follow if you enjoy high stakes espionage and strong moral questioning introspection.
--Crimesquad
A first class thriller with an edgy link to reality. --Peterborough Evening News
A masterpiece of modern spy fiction sees Wells pursue the killer behind the slayings of The Midnight House's guards and interrogators . . . This is an author to watch out for and follow if you enjoy high stakes espionage and strong moral questioning introspection.
--Crimesquad
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'Wells is an action hero, a close cousin of Jack Bauer of "24" fame' Washington Post
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Thought provoking fourth installment of Alex Berenson's Spy series with John Wells as the Main man. The Midnight house is the USA'S get into jail free card for caught terrorists, hidden somewhere in Poland, and as a Small group of Interogators try to prise 'most sought after info' from them, they think that since 'Guantanomo Bay' is closed they are unaccountable for their actions...but they are wrong! Top notch Spy thriller with added spice of a Mystery to solve. Wells is back, but sometimes one man doesn't have all the Answers.
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This is the fourth book in Alex Berenson's series about CIA agent John Wells, which started with The Faithful Spy. It's not necessary to have read all the previous books - in fact, this is a significantly better book than installments 2 and 3. If you're new to the series, all that you need to know is that John Wells is a fluent Arabic speaker who spent several years undercover for the CIA infiltrating the Taliban and then became a national hero after averting a terrorist attack in New York. Since then he has worked for the CIA when they need someone to help with "special problems" that require them to operate outside their usual channels.
The Midnight House which gives this book its name is a secret US interrogation centre based in Poland, set up to deal with terrorists. Around a year after the centre was disbanded, someone is killing off the team members one by one. John Wells is called in to find out who is responsible, which is a difficult task because so many details about what went on at the Midnight House are shrouded in secrecy. Parts of the story are set during the operation of the Midnight House, so that the answers gradually emerge from dual storylines.
This is an enjoyable thriller which is grounded in current events and therefore feels more realistic and credible than books of this genre often do. While there are some exciting action sequences, Berenson has also written an intelligent story with rounded characters. I didn't guess how the book would end, but it's a satisfying and logical conclusion.
The Midnight House which gives this book its name is a secret US interrogation centre based in Poland, set up to deal with terrorists. Around a year after the centre was disbanded, someone is killing off the team members one by one. John Wells is called in to find out who is responsible, which is a difficult task because so many details about what went on at the Midnight House are shrouded in secrecy. Parts of the story are set during the operation of the Midnight House, so that the answers gradually emerge from dual storylines.
This is an enjoyable thriller which is grounded in current events and therefore feels more realistic and credible than books of this genre often do. While there are some exciting action sequences, Berenson has also written an intelligent story with rounded characters. I didn't guess how the book would end, but it's a satisfying and logical conclusion.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is the fourth of Alex Berenson's thrillers, all featuring his CIA agent John Wells. All of Berenson's books have been intelligent and thoughtful thrillers, very much not following the standard approach but still with pace and thrills.
This one I really enjoyed as once again the author gives a different perspective to intelligence thrillers, here dealing with rendition.
A small US rendition team was based off the books in Poland dealing only with high value prisoners, now back in the US they are being killed off one by one and Wells and his boss Shafer are tasked with identifying the killer in an off the books investigation. The more they investigate the more they find that something went on that nobody wants unearthed.
To say more will give spoilers, but this does sound like many such thrillers but actually it is not. Wells is an interesting character, flawed and restless but no all action heroes. Berenson gives us a clear distinction between Islam and those who use Islam as an excuse for terrorism and also provides characterisation and motives for all involved in his story - it's very satisfying to feel a connection to the characters, whether they be jaded CIA types or Pakistani intelligence officers.
For readers of the previous novels there is mention of Exley but no appearance and Well's relationship with Shafer seems more relaxed then I remember, but the lack of Exley is in context with the state of Well's mind...
As the story unpeels (with back-story to explain the Midnight House - the nickname for the rendition centre) you are challenged to decide whether the end justifies the means as the difficult subject of rendition is explored, along with the consequence for both prisoner and interrogators.
Keeps you guessing until a satisfying and enjoyable end.
This one I really enjoyed as once again the author gives a different perspective to intelligence thrillers, here dealing with rendition.
A small US rendition team was based off the books in Poland dealing only with high value prisoners, now back in the US they are being killed off one by one and Wells and his boss Shafer are tasked with identifying the killer in an off the books investigation. The more they investigate the more they find that something went on that nobody wants unearthed.
To say more will give spoilers, but this does sound like many such thrillers but actually it is not. Wells is an interesting character, flawed and restless but no all action heroes. Berenson gives us a clear distinction between Islam and those who use Islam as an excuse for terrorism and also provides characterisation and motives for all involved in his story - it's very satisfying to feel a connection to the characters, whether they be jaded CIA types or Pakistani intelligence officers.
For readers of the previous novels there is mention of Exley but no appearance and Well's relationship with Shafer seems more relaxed then I remember, but the lack of Exley is in context with the state of Well's mind...
As the story unpeels (with back-story to explain the Midnight House - the nickname for the rendition centre) you are challenged to decide whether the end justifies the means as the difficult subject of rendition is explored, along with the consequence for both prisoner and interrogators.
Keeps you guessing until a satisfying and enjoyable end.
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