Albert Ashforth
4 SeriesAlbert Ashforth is an American author known for his spy thriller novels. He served in the U.S. Army and later worked as a military contractor in Bosnia, Kosovo, Germany, and Afghanistan, also training NATO officers. His writing has been featured in the New York Times and other publications. Ashforth is a faculty member at the State University of New York and resides in New York City.
In "The Rendition," the first book of the Alex Klear series by Albert Ashforth, veteran intelligence officer Alex Klear is sent to the Balkans for a rendition that fails disastrously. Persuaded to participate in a related operation in Germany, Alex becomes entangled with two influential women and finds himself targeted by the Kosovo Liberation Army, suspected of murder by the German police, and scapegoated by his superiors. As Kosovo's independence looms, Alex uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to tarnish the United States' international reputation.
