Jack in the Box: A Shadow War Thriller

By John Weisman

From a bestselling author with intimate knowledge of CIA tradecraft comes an electrifying novel of terrifying possibilities –– a story of betrayal and secrets that could implode America's war on terrorism ... and a nightmarish conspiracy firmly rooted in the very highest levels of our nation's government.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jun 14, 2011
• ISBN: 9780062040190

John Weisman

Seven-time New York Times bestselling author John Weisman is one of a select company of authors to have their books on both the Times nonfiction and fiction bestseller lists. He pioneered coverage of Naval Special Warfare when he co-authored the number one New York Times bestseller Rogue Warrior, the story of Richard Marcinko and the creation of SEAL Team 6, and then conceived, created, developed, and wrote eight bestselling Rogue fictional sequels. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Seymour Hersh praised his 2004 novel Jack in the Box as ""the insider's insider spy novel."" Weisman's CIA short stories were chosen for inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories in 1997 and 2003. His most recent CIA short fiction appears in Agents of Treachery. He reviews books on intelligence and military affairs for the Washington Times, and his analysis has appeared in AFIO's periodical Intelligencer. John Weisman lives sin the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

Reviews for Jack in the Box

[dme4800 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Another great, technical and realistic overview of the great game (espionage) as practiced and continuing between the US and Russia. Weismann is a truly gifted writer and practices his craft with masterful prose. I highly recommend him and all of his writing