The Ghost War

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

While in Boston on book tour for The Faithful Spy, the predecessor to this novel, I was fortunate enough to meet the lovely and talented Dr. Jacqueline Basha, a wonderful woman and a wonderful reader. Without Jackie, John Wells — and his creator — would be a lot more tortured.

Thanks also to:

David, my brother, who was present at the creation.

Neil Nyren, whose suggestions are always on point.

Heather Schroder, who is never afraid to fight for her writers.

Deirdre Silver, a careful and thoughtful reader.

Doug Ollivant, who knows the difference between an LZ and a DZ.

Mark Tavani and Jon Karp, who knew John Wells when he had a different name.

Larry Ingrassia and Tim Race, my editors at The New York Times, who gave me more days off than I deserved.

And last but certainly not least, to all the readers who e-mailed me (alexberenson@gmail.com) to say how much they liked (or in a few cases didn’t like) The Faithful Spy. Writing a book isn’t easy, but knowing that people are actually reading it — and care enough to respond — makes the work worthwhile.