Alex Berenson, winner of the 2007 Edgar Award for his first novel, The Faithful Spy, proves his debut was no fluke with this stellar sequel. John Wells has recovered physically from the wounds he suffered in The Faithful Spy, but the mental scars still linger. To get back in the game, he takes an assignment in Afghanistan to investigate recent Taliban activity. What he uncovers shocks him and will lead to a disastrous attempt to recover a CIA undercover agent in North Korea and to the discovery of a mole in the CIA who is feeding secrets to a ruthless general in the Chinese government, who is, in turn, using the mole's intel to his own benefit. Wells is a fascinating, tortured soul, and his attempts to live a normal life create a gripping narrative.Copyright 2008 Booklist Reviews.
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