Where to Start with Alex Berenson
- Best entry point → The Faithful Spy
- What fans keep coming back to → The Ghost War
- Best narrator for Alex Berenson → The Ghost War, the Silent Man
- Highest rated by listeners → The Prisoner (John Wells #11)
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The Prisoner
John Wells • Book 11
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.39 ABR Score (5.8K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.65 Audible (1.7K)12h 22m listening time • Released 2017 - 2
The Deceivers
John Wells • Book 12
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.35 ABR Score (6.3K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (4.5K) ★ 4.57 Audible (1.8K)12h 19m listening time • Released 2018 - 3
The Night Ranger
John Wells • Book 7
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.27 ABR Score (8.0K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (6.0K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2.0K)10h 32m listening time • Released 2013 - 4
The Shadow Patrol
John Wells • Book 6
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.26 ABR Score (9.2K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.42 Audible (2.1K)11h 13m listening time • Released 2012George Guidall's measured, coiled delivery transforms this Afghanistan spy thriller into a masterclass in tension—he makes every betrayal land harder and every moral compromise feel genuinely costly.
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Twelve Days
John Wells • Book 9
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.24 ABR Score (7.2K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.45 Audible (2.2K)13h 8m listening time • Released 2015George Guidall's measured, gravitas-laden narration transforms this geopolitical thriller into something genuinely tense—his ability to make backroom intrigue sound like the fate of nations hinges on the next sentence keeps you locked in for thirteen hours.
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The Secret Soldier (John Wells)
John Wells • Book 5
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.23 ABR Score (11.7K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (9.1K) ★ 4.33 Audible (2.5K)11h 22m listening time • Released 2011 - 7
The Ghost War, the Silent Man
John Wells • Book 2
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.19 ABR Score (14.0K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (11.3K) ★ 4.34 Audible (2.6K)12h 12m listening time • Released 2009 - 8
The Ghost War
John Wells • Book 2
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.18 ABR Score (14.6K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (11.3K) ★ 4.3 Audible (3.3K)12h 9m listening time • Released 2009 - 9
The Faithful Spy
John Wells • Book 1
Narrated by Robertson Dean
★ 4.14 ABR Score (24.0K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (18.1K) ★ 4.2 Audible (5.9K)12h 4m listening time • Released 2006Robertson Dean's narration transforms a high-stakes espionage thriller into something more intimate—a portrait of a man fractured between two worlds, where every inflection of doubt cuts deeper than any plot twist.
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The Midnight House
John Wells • Book 4
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.12 ABR Score (12.4K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (10.0K) ★ 4.25 Audible (2.4K)10h 46m listening time • Released 2010
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