Alex Berenson
Author of The Faithful Spy
About the Author
Alex Berenson was born on January 6, 1973. He graduated from Yale University in 1994 with degrees in history and economics. After college, he became a reporter for the Denver Post. In 1996, he became one of the first employees at TheStreet.com, the financial news website. In 1999, he became a show more reporter for The New York Times. While there he covered topics ranging from the occupation of Iraq to the flooding of New Orleans to the financial crimes of Bernie Madoff. He left the Times in 2010 to concentrate on writing fiction, but he occasionally contributes to the newspaper. His first book, The Faithful Spy, won the 2007 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. His other works include The John Wells series and the nonfiction books The Number and The Prisoner. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Alex Berenson
The Number: How the Drive for Quarterly Earnings Corrupted Wall Street and Corporate America (2003) 79 copies
Unreported Truths about COVID-19 and Lockdowns: Part 1: Introduction and Death Counts and Estimates (2020) 43 copies
Unreported Truths about COVID-19 and Lockdowns: Part 2: Update and Examination of Lockdowns as a Strategy (2020) 27 copies
UNREPORTED TRUTHS ABOUT COVID-19 AND LOCKDOWNS: Combined Parts 1-3: Death Counts, Lockdowns, and Masks (2020) 25 copies
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- Other names
- BERENSON, Alex
- Birthdate
- 1973-01-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- East Village, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Yale University
- Occupations
- journalist
author - Organizations
- The Denver Post
TheStreet.com
The New York Times
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This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Berenson did a nice job of fleshing out the main characters, so much so that I dearly wanted to punch a couple of them in mouth - interestingly enough, they were not the bad guys but rather two of the kidnap victims. The leader of a marauding band, that was central to the story, was a beautifully written young Somali bandit who had named himself Wizard because he felt invincible. I found him to be the most interesting character in the story and his presence elevated the story from very good to excellent.… (more)
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- Works
- 24
- Members
- 6,699
- Popularity
- #3,653
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 270
- ISBNs
- 271
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 10
The book begins with a "Prologue," and you won't know who's speaking. You'll have to read all the way to the end. Then you will know, and you can re-read the "Prologue."
Rebecca and Brian take their two teenage children, Kira and Tony, on a vacation in Europe. In Spain, Kira disappears. What follows is the search for her, but that's not all.
This is also the story of a marriage, but it is not a romance story. Rebecca is an FBI agent; Brian is with the National Security Agency. Their history is revealed in flashbacks. They may shock you. They definitely will surprise you.
But the end of that story isn't the end of the book. There's more.
This is my first Alex Berenson book. Don't you just love when you find a great author and get to read his backlist?… (more)