The Deceivers

By: Alex Berenson

Narrated by: George Guidall

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Interfering with the presidential election was just the first step.

The Russians don't just want to influence American elections--they want it all. Former CIA agent John Wells confronts a plot of astonishing audacity as New York Times-bestselling author Alex Berenson goes beyond today's headlines to tomorrow's all-too-real threats.

It was supposed to be a terrorist sting. The guns were supposed to be disabled. Then why was there so much blood?

The target was the American Airlines Center, the home of the Dallas Mavericks. The FBI had told Ahmed Shakir that his drug bust would go away if he helped them, and they'd supply all the weaponry, carefully removing the firing pins before the main event. It never occurred to Ahmed to doubt them, until it was too late.

When John Wells is called to Washington, he's sure it's to investigate the carnage in Dallas, but it isn't. The former CIA director, now president, Vinnie Duto has plenty of people working in Texas. He wants Wells to go to Colombia. An old asset there has information to share--and it will lead Wells to the deadliest mission of his life, an extraordinary confluence of sleeper cells, sniper teams, false flag operations, double agents high in the U.S. government--and a Russian plot to take over the government itself. If it succeeds, what happened in Texas will be only a prelude.

Critic reviews

Praise for The Deceivers

“Smart, prescient, and harrowing…‘The Manchurian Candidate’ for a new generation.”—Providence Journal

"The fantastic plot, character development and action are insidiously riveting.”—Connecticut Day

“[T]imely...Berenson’s knowledge of geopolitical issues and government intelligence strategies impresses.”—Publishers Weekly

“Another enjoyable entry.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Combin[es] former reporter Berenson’s always-shrewd grasp of international politics with his equally impressive ability to construct involved stories whose convolutions never interrupt the full-throttle narrative drive....Another wonderful suspense novel that leaves readers shuddering with the realization that this isn’t nearly as unbelievable as it should be.”—Booklist (starred review)

“An electrifying thriller that's not to be missed.”—The Real Book Spy

Berenson the best in the game as of Feb 17

While other thriller writers have had subpar books in late 2017-early 2018 Alex Berenson was smiling. He’s wrote a fantastic book winking at current events, easily worth your credits and he even got Guidall to read it, something the latest Mitch Rapp (Flynn) ghost writer cannot claim.

John Wells is awesome

I like to John Wells Books almost as much as the Mitch Rapp Victor the Assassin books. awesome stuff!!

Alex and George, great book

Great, you will enjoy it. I have a sales job and log a lot of hours listening to books

Berenson best on audio

Exciting John Wells saves us again. As a conservative I actually laughed out loud as we discover the republican front runner for the presidential nomination’s cousin/chief of staff is a Russian agent facilitating mass slaughter to look like a jihadi. Of course JOHN/CIA/secure in his faith, Muslim sorts it out. I still loved it

True to form

I have read all of the John Wells novels and this newest was true to form. Characters and their actions were stop on. John acted , in the end, the way you would expect him to pursuing what he felt was the appropriate course of action regardless of the potential consequences. Keep it simple. Enjoyed the book from front to back.