The Deceivers

By: Alex Berenson

Narrated by: George Guidall

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 best-selling 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 Sami 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 US government - and a Russian plot to take over the government itself. If it succeeds, what happened in Texas will be only a prelude.

©2018 Alex Berenson (P)2018 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“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 Great John Wells/Berenson Novel !

Lots of twists and turns to keep up the excitement to the very end.

Fantastic

How could it be better? More Wells more often. Great characters, totally plausible plot line. No assumptions necessary to make it believable. Just a great story, pure and simple.

To make it the best, we have George Guidall. I'd be happy listening to him read paint can labels!

A Great listen!!! On par with Konkoly

I don't remember reading a Berenson Novel before but now I'm hooked. Guidall is a fantastic narrator as always. I definitely recommend this book for those who like espionage, politics, corruption, and action adventures without the boring back stories and romance that typically finds its way into the plot.

The best John Wells yet!!

The best John Wells yet! Loved it! John Wells at his very best and totally plausible!

Another great John Wells Novel

I've read all 12 John Wells novels, dating back to the first book in 2006. They are all excellent, and this is no exception. There are countless allusions to current political/international events in this book, and it's funny sussing them all out. Guidall is amazing, as always.

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.