The Night Ranger, Berenson - B

                                         This is the author's ( a former NYTimes reporter) seventh novel about John Wells: Montana boy, Dartmouth grad, Muslim convert, good guy and all around butt-kicker.  To Bernson's credit,  Wells has not remained in the the same time or place. He has evolved from undercover agent in Afghanistan, to national hero, advisor to Presidents, and now, retired from the CIA. Here he is called upon to rescue kidnapped aid workers near the Kenyan-Somalia border. These books are always a great one-day read - what thrillers are all about.