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"Amadullah couldn't hate the Americans as he hated the Russians ... Even so, he and his men would fight them as long as they stayed ... No matter how hard (the Americans) tried to prove they meant well, their very presence stirred up trouble. On patrols, they gave candy to children and made them disrespect their fathers ... Even worse, they caused problems between men and women. The Americans talked about giving rights to women, but the truth was the opposite. The women wanted the Americans gone most of all. They wanted to know why their husbands and fathers couldn't stop soldiers from coming into their houses and looking at them, disrespecting them, humiliating them." ‒ from THE SHADOW PATROL, the thoughts of Amadullah, a Pashtun freedom fighter

THE SHADOW PATROL, by Alex Berenson, is the continuing saga of the author's hero, John Wells, a former Central Intelligence Agency operative whom we first met in The Faithful Spy at the end of a years-long undercover assignment to infiltrate al-Qaeda in the mountains of Pakistan, in the process of which he became a devout Muslim. Now, back living a sometimes uneasy life in the United States, John is asked by his former employers to do another job; go to Afghanistan and investigate a vague report that the CIA is buying opium ‒ a tenuous thread that soon becomes a complex tapestry of revenge, greed, treason, and dereliction of duty involving both the CIA and the U.S. Army compared to which the Afghani Pashtun freedom fighters seem at least honorable.

For my money, all of the John Wells books are about as intelligently written as contemporary action/spy thrillers get. (One could ask for more, but more can be difficult to stumble across.) The plots are cleverly conceived, the action taut and escalating, and Wells himself is the lethal, smart, and honorable hero that every desk-bound working schlub might dream to become in another life.

John is One Bad Dude, and I anticipate with pleasure his newest foray against the Evil that Threatens Mom, Flag, Apple Pie and the American Way, Twelve Days (A John Wells Novel), a sequel to The Counterfeit Agent (A John Wells Novel).


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The Shadow Patrol A John Wells Novel Alex Berenson Books Reviews

Alex Berenson has hit another home run in this latest Jonathan Wells adventure. Berenson manages to keep the aging spy turned free agaent just as interesting as always -- this time, it's back to Afghanistan for another conspiracy and action thriller.

In a plot turn straight from the real life, an agency operation in Afghanistan goes wrong, leaving several CIA case officers dead and the station in administrative chasos. A a platoon-sized outfit of mechanized infantry (Strykers) is involved in a drug trafficking scheme, with help of two Special Forces snipers and another government agent with a hiddent agenda. disaster that wiped out so many of the local Agency operatives. Wells is invited back by his former boss to investigate the mess.

Berenson does a fabulous job with the plot, writing an engaging series of events that really makes it hard to put the book down. There is a masterful mix of agency and military options, and it's clear Berenson has done his homework. Theres a wonderful mix of military strategy, a touch of politics (without being heavy-handed) and intrigue that makes this book very compelling. Moreover, the characters are multi-dimenstional for the most part.

I am very reluctant to pay full price (12.99 - 14.99) and stick mostly to other authors because of this. This is one book that is well worth the money. It's a great read.
John finds himself working with Ellis Schaffer at the behest of the CIA Director Vinny Duto. He first starts looking one way when the CIA figures out it has a mole. Eventually John’s focus is on a needless murder told to him by a Sargeant who suspects drugs may be involved. In his quest, John meets with a really bad local chieftain. At this point, John is posing as a Saudi (with the help from part of the Saudi royalty) who wants to help fund jihad. As usual, John Wells books are engaging, well crafted, and hold your interest@
Berenson is obviously a skilled writer and a thoughtful plotter. I enjoy the nonstop action of his novels about John Wells, having now read several of them. There is hidden depth in these books. Berenson knows a great deal about the Middle East, Islam and Christianity. In serious moments he has insights into the US involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries. There are nice touches in the book, such as the funeral for one of the characters, which takes place at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. You can actually learn something about our foreign policy and the long-running quagmire in the middle east from these books.
"Amadullah couldn't hate the Americans as he hated the Russians ... Even so, he and his men would fight them as long as they stayed ... No matter how hard (the Americans) tried to prove they meant well, their very presence stirred up trouble. On patrols, they gave candy to children and made them disrespect their fathers ... Even worse, they caused problems between men and women. The Americans talked about giving rights to women, but the truth was the opposite. The women wanted the Americans gone most of all. They wanted to know why their husbands and fathers couldn't stop soldiers from coming into their houses and looking at them, disrespecting them, humiliating them." ‒ from THE SHADOW PATROL, the thoughts of Amadullah, a Pashtun freedom fighter

THE SHADOW PATROL, by Alex Berenson, is the continuing saga of the author's hero, John Wells, a former Central Intelligence Agency operative whom we first met in The Faithful Spy at the end of a years-long undercover assignment to infiltrate al-Qaeda in the mountains of Pakistan, in the process of which he became a devout Muslim. Now, back living a sometimes uneasy life in the United States, John is asked by his former employers to do another job; go to Afghanistan and investigate a vague report that the CIA is buying opium ‒ a tenuous thread that soon becomes a complex tapestry of revenge, greed, treason, and dereliction of duty involving both the CIA and the U.S. Army compared to which the Afghani Pashtun freedom fighters seem at least honorable.

For my money, all of the John Wells books are about as intelligently written as contemporary action/spy thrillers get. (One could ask for more, but more can be difficult to stumble across.) The plots are cleverly conceived, the action taut and escalating, and Wells himself is the lethal, smart, and honorable hero that every desk-bound working schlub might dream to become in another life.

John is One Bad Dude, and I anticipate with pleasure his newest foray against the Evil that Threatens Mom, Flag, Apple Pie and the American Way, Twelve Days (A John Wells Novel), a sequel to The Counterfeit Agent (A John Wells Novel).