Alex Berenson

Alex Berenson
Born	(1973-01-06) January 6, 1973
Occupation	Author, Former Reporter for New York Times
Language	English
Nationality	American
Citizenship	American
Education	Bachelor Degree History and Economics
Alma mater	Yale University (1994)
Genre	Spy fiction
Subject	Terrorism
Notable awards	Edgar Award (2007)
Spouse	Jacqueline
Relatives	Parents: Ellen and Harvey Brother: David
Website
www.alexberenson.com

Alex Berenson (born January 6, 1973) is a former reporter for The New York Times and the author of several thriller novels and a book on corporate financial filings.

Life

Berenson was born in New York, and grew up in Englewood, NJ. He graduated from Yale University in 1994 with bachelor's degrees in history and economics. He joined the Denver Post in June 1994 as a business reporter. He published 513 articles through August 1996, when he left to join TheStreet.com, a financial news website founded by Jim Cramer. In December 1999, Berenson joined The New York Times as a business investigative reporter.

In the fall of 2003 and the summer of 2004, Berenson covered the occupation of Iraq for the Times. More recently, he has covered the pharmaceutical and health care industries, specializing in issues concerning dangerous drugs. Since December 2008, Berenson has reported on the Bernard Madoff $50 billion Ponzi scheme scandal. He is now a full-time writer.

He has written ten spy novels, all featuring the same protagonist, CIA agent John Wells. His first novel, The Faithful Spy, was released in April 2006 and won an Edgar Award for best first novel by an American author. In February 2008, The Faithful Spy rose to #1 on the New York Times paperback bestseller list.

The same month, Berenson released his second thriller, The Ghost War. His third novel, The Silent Man, followed in February 2009. His fourth, The Midnight House, was released on February 9, 2010 and debuted at #9 on The New York Times bestseller list. The fifth, The Secret Soldier, was released on February 8, 2011 and debuted at #6 on the bestseller list. The sixth, The Shadow Patrol, was released on February 21, 2012, and debuted at #8. In July 2012, The Shadow Patrol was named a finalist for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, given by Britain's Crime Writers Association.

In 2010, Berenson left the Times to become a full-time novelist. He lives in the East Village of Manhattan with his wife, Jacqueline Berenson, a forensic psychiatrist and researcher at Columbia University. They have a daughter, Lucy.

Awards

• 2007 Edgar Award for best first novel, for The Faithful Spy

Books

Novels

John Wells series

Title	Author	Publisher	Date	Genre	ISBN
The Faithful Spy	Alex Berenson	Random House	April 25, 2006	Spy fiction	ISBN 978-0-345-47899-3
The Ghost War	Alex Berenson	G.P. Putnam's Sons dba Penguin Group	February 12, 2008	Spy fiction	ISBN 978-0-399-15453-9
The Silent Man	Alex Berenson	G.P. Putnam's Sons dba Penguin Group	February 10, 2009	Spy fiction	ISBN 978-0-399-15538-3
The Midnight House	Alex Berenson	G.P. Putnam's Sons dba Penguin Group	February 10, 2010	Spy fiction	ISBN 978-0-399-15620-5
The Secret Soldier	Alex Berenson	G.P. Putnam's Sons dba Penguin Group	February 8, 2011	Spy fiction	ISBN 978-0-399-15708-0
The Shadow Patrol	Alex Berenson	G.P. Putnam's Sons dba Penguin Group	February 21, 2012	Spy fiction	ISBN 978-0-399-15829-2
The Night Ranger	Alex Berenson	G.P. Putnam's Sons dba Penguin Group	February 12, 2013	Spy fiction	ISBN 978-0-399-15972-5
The Counterfeit Agent	Alex Berenson	G.P. Putnam's Sons dba Penguin Group	February 11, 2014	Spy fiction	ISBN 978-0-399-15973-2
Twelve Days	Alex Berenson	G.P. Putnam's Sons dba Penguin Group	February 10, 2015	Spy fiction	ISBN 978-0-399-15974-9
The Wolves	Alex Berenson	G.P. Putnam's Sons dba Penguin Group	February 9, 2016	Spy fiction	ISBN 978-0-399-17614-2

Non-fiction

Title	Author	Publisher	Date	Genre	ISBN
The Number, 1st Edition	Alex Berenson	Random House	March 4, 2003	non-fiction	ISBN 978-0375508806
The Number	Alex Berenson	Simon & Schuster	May 6, 2003	non-fiction	ISBN 978-0743240147
Lost in Kandahar	Alex Berenson	Brilliance Audio	November 13, 2012	non-fiction	ISBN 978-1469230948

External links

• Author's website