The Shadow PatrolJohn Wells returns to Afghanistan—the country where his career began—in this gripping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alex Berenson. In 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. 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. 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... |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 50 |
Section 3 | 68 |
Section 4 | 80 |
Section 5 | 96 |
Section 6 | 124 |
Section 7 | 144 |
Section 8 | 167 |
Section 17 | 294 |
Section 18 | 312 |
Section 19 | 324 |
Section 20 | 334 |
Section 21 | 347 |
Section 22 | 354 |
Section 23 | 371 |
Section 24 | 381 |
Section 9 | 185 |
Section 10 | 202 |
Section 11 | 213 |
Section 12 | 222 |
Section 13 | 235 |
Section 14 | 250 |
Section 15 | 260 |
Section 16 | 269 |
Section 25 | 397 |
Section 26 | 419 |
Section 27 | 427 |
Section 28 | 433 |
Section 29 | 437 |
Section 30 | 449 |
Section 31 | 469 |
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