{"product_id":"the-shadow-patrol-isbn-9780515151305","title":"The Shadow Patrol","description":"\u003cb\u003eJohn Wells returns to Afghanistan—the country where his career began—in this gripping thriller from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Alex Berenson. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn late 2009, CIA officers in Afghanistan’s Kabul station allowed a Jordanian doctor into their closest confidence. In truth, the doctor was an al-Qaeda double agent—and when he blew himself up, the station’s most senior officers died with him.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Years later, the station still hasn’t recovered. Recruiting has dried up and the agency’s best Afghani sources are being eliminated. At Langley, the CIA’s chiefs begin to suspect the worst: somehow, the Taliban has infiltrated the station.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When they ask John Wells to investigate, he reluctantly agrees. One thing is certain: Americans are dying, and an American is responsible. Wells is the only one who can unearth the truth—if it doesn’t bury him first...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Patrol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Superbly paced action sequences and the kind of background that suggests a better-than-average understanding of what soldiers on the ground actually see in Afghanistan.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The book never lets up as it exposes the terrors and boredom of war on the front lines.”—\u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This thriller pours on the blood and guts.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore Praise for Alex Berenson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Berenson rises above the thriller genre.”—\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“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.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Wells is a refreshing thriller hero, sort of the anti–Jack Bauer.”—\u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Berenson\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the John Wells series, including \u003ci\u003eThe Faithful Spy\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2007 Edgar Award for best first novel. As a reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Berenson covered topics ranging from the occupation of Iraq—where he was stationed for three months—to the flooding of New Orleans, to the world pharmaceutical industry, to the financial crimes of Bernie Madoff. He graduated from Yale University in 1994 with degrees in history and economics, and lives in New York City.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300809658597,"sku":"NP9780515151305","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780515151305.jpg?v=1767741479","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-shadow-patrol-isbn-9780515151305","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}