
The Shadow Patrol
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Narrated by:
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George Guidall
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By:
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Alex Berenson
In 2009, the CIA's Kabul Station fell for a source who promised to lead it to Bin Laden, but instead he blew himself up, taking the station's most senior officers with him. Now, more than two years later, the station is still floundering, agents are dying, and at Langley the CIA's chiefs wonder if the unthinkable has happened, if somehow the Taliban has infiltrated the station.
When they ask John Wells to investigate, he reluctantly agrees to return to the country where his career as an undercover operative began. But there, he finds a vipers' nest of hostility and mistrust-and clues that hint at a drug-trafficking operation involving the Agency, the military, and the Taliban. Americans are dying, and an American is responsible. And only John Wells stands in his way... for now.
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Critic reviews
“Superbly paced action sequences and the kind of background that suggests a better-than-average understanding of what soldiers on the ground actually see in Afghanistan.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“The book never lets up as it exposes the terrors and boredom of war on the front lines.” (Providence Journal)
“This thriller pours on the blood and guts.” (Library Journal)
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Dark ideas, different focus
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My only complaint is that the ending came too fast. When you get to the epilogue, there is still a lot of story left, but it feels like the author just decided to end the story. There really could have been a couple of more chapters to wrap things up nicely, instead of just dropping the story line.
Left me hanging
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best in the series yet!
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decent story, hard to discern diff voices
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
I would expand the ending. I enjoyed the overall plot, but the epilogue starts abruptly. So abruptly, that I had expected another full chapter to wrap up a few things. It almost seems like the author had a deadline he had to meet and gave up on the last parts of the story. If it was meant to be intentional, then he could have done a better job wrapping it up.If you’ve listened to books by Alex Berenson before, how does this one compare?
I've listened to the prior 5 John Wells stories. I've enjoyed the series. This one is refreshing as it has a new plot. The first book was fantastic. Many of the rest (but not all) have elements that make them feel mass produced and rushed. A bit more time could have taken this from a good series to an excellent one. Given that this is one of the top selling series out there right now on this topic, it looks like this is as good as it gets...and there are a lot of people like me who got hooked on book one, and have held on through the rest of the series because it is just good enough to keep reading.What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I think he is a very good narrator. I'm definitely used to him as John Wells - to the point that it would be difficult to hear someone else reading this series. I would probably give preference to other books read by him.If this book were a movie would you go see it?
Yes.Good plot, but wraps up quickly
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as always very good
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Love this narrator, but...
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Alex, time to find a new story line.
Starting to get a formulaic
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Love the John Wells character!!!
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Would like a movie, but probably wouldn’t meet expectations.
John Wells
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