Gayle Lynds

Kodutu Bostonis, sõjaväelane Californias ja teismeline tüdruk Atlantas surevad ootamatult ja piinarikkalt tundmatusse viirusesse. Kolm päeva on teadlased USA valitsuse laboris püüdnud viiruse saladust lahendada. Kui selle labori juhtivteadur, kolonelleitnant Jonathan Smith välismaalt naaseb, avastab ta, et viirus on nõudnud neljanda ohvri - Smithi kihlatu dr Sophia Russelli.Leinas ja raevunud Smith on veendunud, et need surmad pole juhuslikud - keegi on näinud kõvasti vaeva, et tundmatut viirust levitada. Kuid mis suunas Smith lahenduse otsinguil ka ei liiguks, põrkub ta takistustele, ja üha enam näib, et ta seisab vastamisi geeniusega.Robert Ludlum on üks maailma loetumatest autoritest, kelle raamatuid on trükitud 32 keeles rohkem kui kolmsada miljonit eksemplari.

Tre mennesker dør plutselig og smertefullt av et ukjent virus. Vitenskapsmennene forsøker å finne ut hvor viruset kommer fra og skjønner at livene til millioner av mennesker er i fare.

Den amerikanske presidenten, Sam Castilla, har nettopp fått vite at et kinesisk lasteskip er på vei mot Basra i Irak. Det er lastet med livsfarlige kjemikalier til bruk i krigføring. Han må handle raskt for å hindre en katastrofe. En ny verdenskrig kan være på trappene… Den hemmelige agenten Jon Smith blir sendt til Taiwan for å få tak i skipets ekte lastefortegnelse. Men før han rekker å få dokumentet, blir han overfalt. På mirakuløst vis klarer Jon å flykte. Før overfallet har han fått vite noe svært sensitivt og sjokkerende: Presidentens biologiske far er i live, han har vært holdt som fange av kineserne i mer enn 50 år!Mange spor leder til gründeren av Altmangruppen. En mann med altfor gode forbindelser langt inn i Det hvite hus. En mann med tilgang til den ekte lastefortegnelsen og med et nettverk det skal bli vanskelig for Jon å trenge igjennom. Men også denne gangen får Jon uventet hjelp av en gammel bekjent, CIA-agenten Randi Russel.Sammen må Jon og Randi fullføre oppdraget raskere enn noen gang tidligere. For verdensfredens skyld, og for en gammel manns skyld. En gammel mann som har ett eneste ønske før han dør, å se sin sønn igjen. President Sam Castilla.

The fourth instalment in the COVERT-ONE series from the master of the thriller genre.

An excellent COVERT-ONE thriller from the bestselling writing team - Robert Ludlum and Gayle Lynds.

Die U.S. Marine hat einen chinesischen Frachter im Visier, der im Verdacht steht, gefährliche Chemikalien in den Irak zu transportieren. Um einen diplomatischen Supergau zu verhindern, muss der Geheimdienst herausfinden, ob aus dem Verdacht tatsächlich Wirklichkeit wird. Für diese Aufgabe gibt es keinen Besseren als den Chef der Geheimabteilung Covert One: Jon Smith. Was er entdeckt, bestätigt die schlimmsten Albträume. "Ludlum packt mehr Action in einen Thriller als fünf seiner Kollegen zusammen." The New York Times "Beginnen Sie nie mit einem Ludlum-Thriller, wenn Sie am nächsten Tag arbeiten müssen." Chicago Sun-Times

The Pasteur Institute, Paris. A bomb explodes, a fire rages, and a renowned computer scientist is dead. Dr. mile Chambord had been working on a molecular DNA computer that could virtually control all computerized operations around the globe. Now, his groundbreaking research is missing. Overnight, military satellites and communications are shut down by unknown sources. And Covert-One agent Dr. Jon Smith has to race across two continents to expose the next generation of terrorists--a vast network of technological spies who now have the power to reprogram the world. Every government agency. Every armed force. Every nuclear weapon...

For centuries, emperors, historians, and even the Vatican have tried to locate Ivan the Terrible's magnificent Library of Gold -- a long-missing archive containing gold-covered, bejeweled books dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks. Now one of the volumes, The Book of Spies, has surfaced, and along with it the highly secret book club that owns the Library of Gold. They form a cabal of the globe's most powerful men - men who will do anything to achieve their aims and protect their interests. When the CIA discovers a connection between the legendary library and a bank account linked to terrorists, they turn to rare books curator Eva Blake for help. Soon an attempt is made on Eva's life. Determined not only to survive but to uncover the truth, Eva turns to the only person she can trust--Judd Ryder, a former intelligence agent with his own agenda and a troubled past. Together, Judd and Eva embark on an international adventure from London to Rome, Istanbul, and Athens. Somehow they must do what no one else has been able to do - find the library and stay alive.

Recently retired from US military intelligence, Judd Ryder is walking home one evening when he sees a man wearing his clothes step out of his house. Moments later, the man is killed in a hit-and-run. Was the stranger the intended victim, or was it Judd himself? Searching the man, Judd finds a phone with only one number dialled - to CIA trainee Eva Blake, Judd's former girlfriend. What Judd and Eva don't know is that they've unwittingly been trapped in a battle to the death against six professional assassins, and only one will be left standing....

AN ANCIENT LIBRARY Ivan the Terrible's Library of Gold was a legendary archive of secret knowledge. It vanished from history centuries ago... Now one of its fabled volumes has come to light. A MODERN CONSPIRACY The CIA has linked the long-lost book, a shadowy cabal, and a terrifying new threat to global security: the library must be found. But with one agent already murdered for knowing too much, who will take up the hunt? A DEADLY MISSION Rare books expert Eva Blake is determined to clear her name after a spell behind bars. Judd Ryder is a one-time spy with a troubled past. Both have nothing to lose, except their lives. Racing from London to Rome, Istanbul to Athens, these desperate treasure hunters must find the library - before its keepers find them.