The Silent Man
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4.2 • 554 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A novel of international intrigue and catastrophic terrorism from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost War and The Faithful Spy.
For CIA operative John Wells, the underworld has become more real than the real world. He's spent years in the close company of evil men. And he's paid the price in every possible way. Now, he's on the ragged edge of burnout. His nights are plagued by twisted dreams. He's beginning to doubt if he can ever live a normal life—and he's right to think so.
When a power adversary from Wells's past finds him, he must once again enter the fray. For his country. For his soul. For revenge....
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Berenson's well-plotted and thoughtful third thriller to feature CIA agent John Wells (after The Ghost War) finds Wells and his fellow CIA agent and fianc e, Jenny Exley, living happily together in Washington, D.C., content to devote themselves to fighting the forces of evil. One morning, while stuck in traffic on their way to CIA headquarters, men on motorcycles attack them in their minivan. Exley suffers a serious gunshot injury in an act of revenge by minions of Pierre Kowalski, an enemy from an earlier book. Meanwhile, jihadists bent on destroying America steal two small atomic bombs. These extremely clever villains, per Berenson's style, aren't mad dog idiots but credible characters with reasons, at least from their own perspective, to be doing the great evil they're planning. Fast and furious when it needs to be, this is a welcome addition to an excellent series. Berenson won an Edgar for his first novel, The Faithful Spy.
Customer Reviews
Wow!
Excellent and the series gets better!
I guess the bad guys are immune to radiation poisoning
Three guys handling nuclear material for days never are affected.
Too many pages devoted to the “Why I hate America” and “I’m a loser” background of the bad guys.
Slow
Honestly disappointed in this book. Endless needless dialogue. Reads like the author.......whom I normally enjoy....had to meet a deadline. About 1\3 of the book moves along while 2/3 drags along. I find myself just skipping over so much of it. Sorry.