“Rich with insider detail, The Rendition by Albert Ashforth is not only exciting and suspenseful, it's intelligent — and a first-rate read. With reluctant private contractor Alex Klear in your corner, you'll never want for black humor, the highest tradecraft skill, and someone you can trust to have your back. I loved this book. I think you will, too. ─Gayle Lynds, New York Times best-selling author of The Book of Spies

"If John le Carre and Jack Higgins collaborated on a novel, it would read like Ashford's THE RENDITION -- if le Carre and Higgins were in top form. Put this one at the top of your reading list. It's a perfect blend of action and espionage."

─John Lutz, award winning author of Mister X

"Kudos to Albert Ashforth for a smoothly written, fast-moving, and suspenseful spy thriller. The Kosovo and Bavarian backgrounds and savvy, compassionate, likable hero are particularly well drawn. Here's hoping for more Alex Klear adventures as enjoyable as this one.”

─Bill Pronzini, award winning author of the Nameless Detective series.

In THE RENDITION, tough, competent, quick-thinking Alex Klear is sent to the secret front lines of our war on terror–– no matter that he’d rather stay retired from a job where the physical, emotional, and moral costs are high. Klear copes with one chilling faceoff after another as he fights to avert disaster for our country. Author Al Ashforth has in-depth knowledge of the shadowy world of black ops, where the “friendly” forces are sometimes bigger threats than the terrorists, and authenticity rings from every page. —P.M. Carlson, author of GRAVESTONE