The Shadow Patrol

By: Alex Berenson

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

In 2009, the CIA's Kabul Station fell for a source who promised to lead it to Bin Laden, but instead he blew himself up, taking the station's most senior officers with him. Now, more than two years later, the station is still floundering, agents are dying, and at Langley the CIA's chiefs wonder if the unthinkable has happened, if somehow the Taliban has infiltrated the station.

When they ask John Wells to investigate, he reluctantly agrees to return to the country where his career as an undercover operative began. But there, he finds a vipers' nest of hostility and mistrust-and clues that hint at a drug-trafficking operation involving the Agency, the military, and the Taliban. Americans are dying, and an American is responsible. And only John Wells stands in his way... for now.

©2012 Alex Berenson (P)2012 Penguin

Critic reviews

“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.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“The book never lets up as it exposes the terrors and boredom of war on the front lines.” (Providence Journal)

“This thriller pours on the blood and guts.” (Library Journal)

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What did you love best about The Shadow Patrol?

Berenson continues to develop characters, write smart, on target dialogue, and craft interesting plot twists despite heroics that more than strain credulity. I like the sense of striving for a moral center in the face of relevant ethical complexity, what I think are authentic descriptions of cultures and places, and challenging some conventional thinking here in the US of A.

great stuff

best John Wells book so far. I have listened to all of them. and this has the best story

This was a disappointing installment to the series.

Although I feel compelled to work my way through the John Wells series, Shadow Patrol was was a disappointing installment. Ironically, it was just a shadow of former glories.
After a gripping start, the booked struggled to settle on a purposeful plot. In the end, the tale strained credulity to breaking point.

Decent story.

I stayed with it all the way to The End. George Guidall is one of the great narrators.

Good Story

Fast and simply easy to get engrossed as Hialeah to settle into storyline stars.
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Fantastic series

This in my sixth John Wells book read back to back. Great fast paced and multifaceted stories with the wonderful George Guidall narrating.

John Wells -- A new American Hero

A warning first, this is a series with a lead character who is developed more in each novel. John Wells is flawed, complicated and you need to start from the beginning. The author does not waste pages and pages (hours and hours as you listen) repeating his character development and the events that have shaped who he is now.

That said, I downloaded this book the day it was released. I started reading Peterson's books as a result of a recommendation from other authors I had read -- Vince Flynn, David Baldacci, Brad Thor. I haven't stopped since. The stories are well-written. The characters are not cookie cutter Good Guys and Bad Guys. You root for Wells and his mission, but you understand why his life is so full of shades of grey.

In this most recent novel, Wells is tasked to finding the source and purpose of drug dealers within the American military in Afghanistan. Are these men just acting for profit? Is there a mole in the CIA (for whom Wells privately works on occasion)? Is there more to these dealings than just greed? The story flows beautifully and Wells continues to work on his own growth as an individual. Great way to escape for a few hours.

George does it again!

This is another good book from Alex Berenson. The plot is not as entertaining as previous John Wells novels, but it has a lot of military info. George Guidall makes another fantastic performance. Even if this book was not interesting, George would still keep you listening. He is a master at getting just the right tone and speed for the character's delivery. He tells the story just as I imagine it was intended to be by Berenson. You can't go wrong with any John Wells novel...

Another winner

Very different than what I expected, but an excellent story. George Guidall was excellent as always.