Ghost Rendition (Hardcover)

An action-packed CIA spy thriller, part family dramedy - part quirky comedy, and all too human characters. 

Gib Alexander is a divorced suburban dad who also happens to be a deadly efficient, off the books, CIA contractor. Balancing the demands of his perilous profession, his resentful ex-wife, and troubled son is a dangerous juggling act. His safety and the safety of his family depend on his fanatical precautions to keep his two lives separate. 

When a young computer coder threatens a top secret NSA project that could tilt the balance in the escalating international cyberwars, Gib is hired to conduct a ghost rendition, spiriting the coder away to a black site in Egypt for extreme interrogation that is outlawed in the United States. But what appears at first to be a straight forward contract turns into a morally ambiguous conflict that sets off a CIA power struggle. Caught in the middle, Gib finds his two lives set on a collision course that will ultimately threaten them both. 

Larry Weitzman is a four-time Emmy Award winning writer, director and producer. Some of his award winning documentaries include, Whatever Happened to Michael Ray?, NBA at 50, and Alonzo Mourning: Sports Century. He wrote and story edited The Year of the Yao, and wrote and produced The Last Gladiators, directed by Academy Award winning director Alex Gibney, both of which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and were acquired and distributed theatrically. 

He has written screenplay adaptations of Jon Feinstein’s The Punch, and Becoming Madame Mao for Endgame Entertainment. His work includes producing and writing Nostradamus 2012, History Channel's third highest rated special to that time; and writing The Lost Book of Nostradamus, History Channel's highest rated special to that time, the critically acclaimed Jurassic Fight Club series, The Mystery of Nostradamus for Discovery, and nonfiction series such as: Anger Wranglers, Ski Patrol, Treasure Hunters, and Driving Me Mad for Tru TV. 

Weitzman also served as Vice President of Programming and Production and Head of Development for NBA Entertainment, where he oversaw over 200 hours of programming a year that aired on NBC, ESPN, ABC, TNT, MTV, Nickelodeon, The Food Network, History Channel, BET, and others.

Larry lives & works in the New York City metro area.