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THE BERGER DISPATCH

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J.M. Berger

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Oct 27

The Pope’s Hitman is OUT

John Wick meets Conclave in a story of faith, hope, charity, forgiveness, and an astounding amount of small arms and light weapons fire

The Pope’s Hitman is OUT

Pinned

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Gardening on Scorched Earth

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J.M. Berger

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Oct 19

The Day After

The first in an irregular series of reflections on what we have lost and where we must go

In

Gardening on Scorched Earth

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J.M. Berger

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Nov 5

When Profligacy Fails

What comes next for the GOP’s lawful extremists?

J.D. Vance is sworn in as vice president

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THE BERGER DISPATCH

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J.M. Berger

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Oct 19

New publication

Gardening on Scorched Earth is a place for reflection on what comes after the Trump years.

New publication

J.M. Berger

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Oct 13

Two weeks to pub-day, and the clock is tick-tick-ticking, like an episode of 24

In two weeks, my new novel, The Pope’s Hitman, will hit bookshelves everywhere. Here’s what I ask of you.

Two weeks to pub-day, and the clock is tick-tick-ticking, like an episode of 24

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THE BERGER DISPATCH

by

J.M. Berger

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Oct 7

10 Movies That Hit to the Beat of a Different Drummer

Some hitmen who break the mold

Hitman Brendan Gleeson holds a gun to the head of hitman Colin Farrell who is also holding a gun to his own head.

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THE BERGER DISPATCH

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J.M. Berger

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Oct 5

The Literary Inspirations of ‘The Pope’s Hitman’

Here are two book franchises that helped inspire my new thriller

Left, Barry Eisler’s A Clean Kill in Tokyo. Right, Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews

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THE BERGER DISPATCH

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J.M. Berger

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Sep 29

The Hitman Genre as Workplace Competency Porn

It’s nice that they’re good at their jobs.

Edward Fox as The Jackal, a blond White man in a suit, prepares his specialized weapon, a rifle, in The Day of the Jackal (1973)

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THE BERGER DISPATCH

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J.M. Berger

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Sep 25

Day Jobs, Night Jobs

If you knew me before today, it was most likely because of my day job. I’ve spent almost 20 years researching and writing about terrorism…

A 30-day advent calendar grid flanked by the cover of The Pope’s Hitman on the right, and an image of Saint Peter’s Basilica at night on the left. “Berger (Optimal), a senior research fellow at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, puts his background to good use in this riveting action thriller.”
— Publisher’s Weekly

“This is ridiculously over-the-top and I loved every second of it … great characters … fun premise … crazy situations.”
— The Optionist

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THE BERGER DISPATCH

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J.M. Berger

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Sep 9

The Action Dilemma

It takes more than guns to make an action sequence sing

Movie poster for Hard Boiled showing Chow Yun-fat holding a shotgun in one hand and a baby in the other.

J.M. Berger

J.M. Bergerhe/him

J.M. Berger is the author of five books, including 'Extremism' (MIT Press) and 'Optimal.' His new thriller, 'The Pope's Hitman,' hits stands 10/27.

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