Body of Lies

About the Book

Wall Street Journal CIA soldier Roger Ferris has come out of Iraq with a shattered leg and an intense mission― to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as "Suleiman." Ferris's plan is inspired by a masterpiece of British intelligence during World War He prepares a body of lies, literally the corpse of an imaginary CIA officer who appears to have accomplished the impossible by recruiting an agent within the enemy's ranks.This scheme binds friend and foe in a web of extraordinary subtlety and complexity. When it begins to unravel, Ferris finds himself flying blind into a hurricane. His only hope is the urbane head of Jordan's intelligence service. But can Ferris trust him?

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David Ignatius

David Ignatius is a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Postand has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for nearly four decades. He has written several New York Timesbestsellers. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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