John Wells has only twelve days to stop the United States from being tricked into invading Iran in the new cutting-edge novel of modern suspense from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author.
Twelve days.
Wells, with his former CIA bosses Ellis Shafer and Vinnie Duto, has uncovered a staggering plot, a false-flag operation to convince the President to attack Iran. But they have no hard evidence, and no one at Langley or the White House will listen.
Now the President has set a deadline for Iran to give up its nuclear program, and the mullahs in Tehran—furious and frightened—have responded with a deadly terrorist attack. Wells, Shafer, and Duto know they have only twelve days to find the proof they need. They fan out, from Switzerland to Saudi Arabia, Israel to Russia, desperately trying to tease out the clues in their possession. Meanwhile, the United States is moving soldiers and Marines to Iran’s border. And Iran has mobilized its own squad of suicide bombers.
And as the days tick by and the obstacles mount, they realize that everything they do may not be enough…
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“A fast-paced, enthralling fight to the finish…the sort of spy thriller that locks you in a fast and ferocious grip and won’t let you go.”
— Associated Press“A powerful stand-alone sequel to The Counterfeit Agent.”
— Barnes&Noble.com“An extremely suspenseful read that fans will not forget any time soon.”
— Suspense Magazine“All espionage thrillers should be this good. This is a series that you should—must—be reading.”
— Bookreporter.com“John Wells returns in another exciting and entirely plausible verge-of-war thriller…Berenson is a master at building tension…This well-written and fast-moving novel delivers more than a good plot. It illustrates how in the midst of regional chaos, a great power can jump to calamitous conclusions. This one is well-worth the thriller enthusiast’s time, which holds true for all the novels Berenson has written to date.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“An effective opening, in which bestseller Berenson makes the victims of a terrorist attack real enough to give their deaths an emotional impact…The desperate efforts to avoid war make for an exciting page-turner.”
— Publishers Weekly“George Guidall…contributes his Golden Voice to the latest thriller in Berenson’s popular spy series. Guidall narrates with his usual élan, enough character differentiation to inform the listener, and that wonderful steadiness that moves the story right along.”
— AudioFileAlex Berenson is the American author of several works of nonfiction and nearly a dozen suspense novels in the John Wells series, of which eight have made the New York Times bestseller list. The first novel in the series, The Faithful Spy, won the 2007 Edgar Award for best first novel. A former reporter for the Denver Post and the New York Times, he covered topics ranging from the occupation of Iraq to the flooding of New Orleans to the financial crimes of Bernie Madoff. He graduated from Yale University in 1994 with degrees in history and economics.
George Guidall, winner of more than eighty AudioFile Earphones Awards, has won three of the prestigious Audie Award for Excellence in Audiobook Narration. In 2014 the Audio Publishers Association presented him with the Special Achievement Award for lifetime achievement/ During his thirty-year recording career he has recorded over 1,700 audiobooks, won multiple awards, been a mentor to many narrators, and shown by example the potential of fine storytelling. His forty-year acting career includes starring roles on Broadway, an Obie Award for best performance off Broadway, and frequent television appearances.