The Midnight House, Alex Berenson
The Midnight House, Alex Berenson
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The Midnight House

Author: Alex Berenson

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 02/09/2010


Synopsis

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Deceivers delivers a gripping John Wells thriller that takes readers into the darkest shadows of a silent war…

One morning, a former CIA agent is shot to death in the street. That night, an army vet is gunned down in his doorway. The next day, John Wells gets a phone call. Come to Langley. Now.

The victims were part of an interrogation team that operated out of a secret base in Poland called the Midnight House, where they worked over the toughest jihadis, extracting information by any means necessary. Now Wells must find out who is killing them. Islamic terrorists are the likeliest suspects, and Wells is uniquely qualified to go undercover and find them. But the trail of blood leads him to a place he couldn’t have imagined: Home.

About The Author

Alex Berenson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the John Wells series, including The Faithful Spy, which won the 2007 Edgar Award for best first novel. As a reporter for The New York Times, Berenson covered topics ranging from the occupation of Iraq—where he was stationed for three months—to the flooding of New Orleans, to the world pharmaceutical industry, to the financial crimes of Bernie Madoff. He graduated from Yale University in 1994 with degrees in history and economics, and lives in New York City.George Guidall is one of the foremost narrators in the audiobook industry, having recorded more than 800 unabridged novels. His 40-year career includes leading roles on- and off-Broadway and numerous appearances in film and television. He has won an Obie Award for best performance.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karl

This is good enough that I will have to go back and read earlier John Wells novels, yet irritatingly flawed. It's a whodunnit mystery masquerading as a jihadist thriller. The soldiers and spooks assigned to interrogate/torture high-value jihad prisoners are being killed by unknown enemies. John Wells......more

Goodreads review by Maddy

PROTAGONIST: John Wells, CIA SERIES: #4 of 4 RATING: 3.75 The subject of enhanced interrogation has provided headlines in the world news for the past few years. Those in favor of using these techniques feel that they provide information that would not be obtained using gentler methods. Breaking terrori......more

Goodreads review by Mike

Another emergency - enter John Wells. JW is off the leash, looking for the culprit who has been hunting and killing the members of a secret intelligence group. The dead guys have returned from an intelligence operation getting info from jihads. The action goes from now to flashbacks to Poland, where......more

Goodreads review by Denise

Wells is summoned to Langley to participate in an off-the-books mission that is unusual even for him. It appears that someone is taking out members of a secret interrogation squad that was stationed at a black site in Poland dubbed the Midnight House (and we all know what "interrogation" and "black......more

Goodreads review by Glen

The Midnight House was a black site prison. The people that worked for it are being killed, one by one. John Wells, has to try to find the culprit, which takes him to Egypt, among other places. Not all that exciting.......more


Quotes

Praise for The Midnight House

“Berenson combines his thorough knowledge of the Middle East with an acquired sense of corporate intrigue in this bullet-paced, psychologically engaging tale of torture and espionage.”—The New York Times

“A superbly crafted spy thriller that doubles as a gripping mystery.”—Kirkus Reviews

“A refreshing hero, the anti–Jack Bauer...Cinematic firefights and fisticuffs.”—St. Petersburg Times

“Arguably Berenson’s best thriller yet.”—Library Journal