Another thrilling adventure featuring John Wells, the deep cover CIA operative from the #1  New York Times  bestselling author of  The Faithful Spy  and  The Deceivers . John Wells barely survived his homecoming when it was thought he’d become too close to the terrorists. Though his wounds have healed, his mind is far from clear. He needs to get back in the fight. And there is a fight waiting for him.  A power play in China is causing chaos around the globe. And even as Wells does what he does best, a mole within the CIA is preparing to light the final fuse that will propel an unsuspecting world toward open war and annihilation. And this time, there may be nothing John Wells can do to stop it... Praise for The Ghost War “A very sophisticated vision...Geopolitically savvy.”— The New York Times “A fast-paced story of international intrigue and espionage...Wells is a fine character who will likely propel Berenson’s thrillers to success for some time to come.”— Chicago Sun-Times “Terrific and relentless suspense and action.”— Kirkus Reviews “Berenson marshals turncoats, the Taliban, and testosterone to produce a tautly paced, credible, and gripping scenario guaranteed to buttress Berenson's niche as one of the stars in the suspense firmament.”— Library Journal “The author’s plausible scenario distinguishes this from most spy thrillers.”— Publisher’s Weekly As a former reporter for The New York Times , Alex Berenson covered topics ranging from the occupation of Iraq to the flooding of New Orleans to the financial crimes of Bernie Madoff. He lives in New York. Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication   PART 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6   PART 2 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17   PART 3 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27   PART 4 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38   EPILOGUE Acknowledgements Teaser chapter “A very sophisticated vision . . . Geopolitically savvy.”— The New York Times   “A fast-paced story of international intrigue and espionage... Wells is a fine character who will likely propel Berenson’s thrillers to success for some time to come.”— Chicago Sun-Times   “Mesmerizing . . . an extraordinary achievement.” — The (Raleigh, NC) News & Observer   “Terrific and relentless suspense and action.” — Kirkus Reviews   “Berenson marshals turncoats, the Taliban, and testosterone to produce a tautly paced, credible, and gripping scenario guaranteed to buttress Berenson’s niche as one of the stars in the suspense firmament.” — Library Journal   “Stellar . . . Wells is a fascinating, tortured soul, and his attempts to live a normal life create a gripping narrative. The authenticity Berenson brings to his ripped-from-the-headlines stories makes them seem as vividly real and scary as nonfiction or the nightly news.”— Booklist   “The author’s plausible scenario distinguishes this from most spy thrillers.”— Publishers Weekly   Praise for THE FAITHFUL SPY Winner of the Edgar® Award “A well-crafted page-turner that addresses the most important issue of our time. It will keep you reading well into the night.”—Vince Flynn   “One of the best espionage books of all time.” —William Stevenson, author of A Man Called Intrepid   “An intriguing thriller studded with alarming possibilities.”— New York Daily News   “The best spy thriller in a long, long while.” — The Kansas City Star   “Berenson offers a very American story—a sort of terrorist High Noon . . . Exciting.”— The New York Times   “A hold-your-breath thriller. . . a grabber.” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch   “Mounting suspense, a believable scenario, and a final twist add up to a compelling tale of frightening possibilities. It’s not for the squeamish, though: the torture sequences and bombing descriptions are graphic and chillingly real.”— Publishers Weekly   “Berenson has done a sharp job of pulling together possible what-ifs and combining them with a journalist’s knowledge of how government and the military operate.”— Rocky Mountain News   “[An] unsettling first novel. . . Dirty bombs and biological contamination riddle this novel with paranoia and the frightening realization that an attack on the United States, as it’s laid out in The Faithful Spy, appears highly plausible, even inevitable.”— USA Today   “A thriller worthy of Le Carré . . . The payoff is tremendous.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)   “A well-informed, often chilling look at how al Qaeda might launch a major new attack in the United States—and how one intrepid undercover agent might do his darnedest to foil it . . . A timely reminder of the extremely precarious way we live now.” — The Washington Post   “Berenson is clearly a go-getter . . . [His] debut is gritty and