The Rendition

Imagine trying to extract a rebel military leader from his stronghold in one of Europe’s poorest and most crime-ridden countries. The Rendition take the reader to Kosovo as Alex Klear, a veteran intelligence officer, is nearly buried alive in a botched rendition. Alex thinks it’s time to retire but he finds himself headed to a special operation in Germany which connects to the secret war being conducted by the Kosovo Liberation Army to win Kosovo’s independence from Serbia. There, Klear is caught between two strong-willed women – the colonel running the ‘op’ and his former girlfriend. And when the ‘op’ doesn’t go off as planned, the walls begin to close in on Alex. Not only does the KLA want to avenge the death of one if its soldiers, the German police want to arrest him for murder.

Albert Ashforth of New York, NY

After serving with the U.S. Army overseas, Albert Ashforth earned a B.A. from Brooklyn College and a M.A. and a Ph.D. from New York University. He worked for two New York newspapers before returning to Europe as an instructor for the University of Maryland’s Overseas Program. He also served at the German Military Academy training NATO officers and as an instructor at the 10th Group Special Forces headquarters in Bad Tolz.  As a military contractor, he has done tours in Bosnia, Macedonia, Germany, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. He is the author of three novels and numerous articles and short stories. His novel The Rendition won the Military Writers of America Bronze Medal. Ashforth is on the faculty at the State University of New York and lives in New York City.