The Secret Soldier

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Penguin, Feb 7, 2012 - Fiction - 528 pages
In Saudi Arabia, a series of terrorist attacks has put the Kingdom on edge. King Abdullah is losing his hold, and his own secret police cannot be trusted. With nowhere to turn, the king asks for ex-CIA agent John Wells's help.

Reluctantly, and with the secret blessing of his former CIA boss, Wells begins to unravel the conspiracy, and realizes that there is more than one country at stake-because the plotters want more than the fall of a monarch. They want to start the final battle between America and Islam-with only themselves as the victors...

 

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
27
Section 3
61
Section 4
68
Section 5
88
Section 6
102
Section 7
117
Section 8
127
Section 16
288
Section 17
309
Section 18
325
Section 19
351
Section 20
372
Section 21
394
Section 22
416
Section 23
434

Section 9
142
Section 10
168
Section 11
195
Section 12
212
Section 13
243
Section 14
260
Section 15
277
Section 24
454
Section 25
467
Section 26
474
Section 27
486
Section 28
501
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About the author (2012)

As a reporter for The New York Times, Alex Berenson has covered topics ranging from the occupation of Iraq to the flooding of New Orleans to the financial crimes of Bernie Madoff. His previous novels include The Faithful Spy, winner of the 2007 Edgar Award, and The Ghost War. He lives in New York City.

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