Mark Johnson writes: "AP narrative ace Todd Lewan has an interesting two-years-in-the-making tale that a number of papers have been running this week. He’s a superb writer. There are some tightly written scenes here, but I wondered about the sections dealing with the sourcing for the stories. I wished they could have been pulled from the story and confined to the “how-we-did-it” box. I wonder how others feel about this."
Here's the piece: The man in the tailored suit looked to be in his 70s. He had dark hair, a refined nose and sharp blue eyes. It was a face of effortless composure, a face that would know how to hide a secret.
The hand he extended had five perfectly manicured nails.
"Mitch Rogovin."
"Maureen Dabbagh."
"Come in," the man said. "A pleasure to meet you."
The room was large and rectangular, colorless and cold, with a desk that nobody seemed to use.
On the far side of the room was a conference table. Around it sat three men.
Rogovin said, "These boys used to be Special Forces." One, he said, was a Navy SEAL, another an Army Ranger, the third a Green Beret. "They're retired," he added, smiling, "on paper."
Maureen reached for her shoulder bag to pull out the paperwork on her kidnapped daughter, Nadia. Rogovin stopped her. "No need," he said. "I've got your file."
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