<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this installment of the classic series, Covert-One must thwart the plans of a hidden cabal to use a cache of stolen smallpox virus to build a weapon of unimaginable destructive capacity. Now available in a tall Premium Edition. Reissue.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>What they're going to do, I never would have believed it...</i>These were among the final words spoken by Yuri Danko, an officer in the medical division of Russia's security service, before his body was ripped apart by a spray of assassins' bullets. Danko's confidential appointment in Venice with Covert-One operative Jon Smith might have ended in death--but his secret didn't die with him...</p><p> Now, in possession of Danko's classified papers, Smith and CIA undercover agent Randi Russell have unearthed a terrifying global conspiracy. A Serb terrorist, backed by Russians, is on a mission to spirit hazardous vials of deadly bacteria to a U.S. government agent--a shadowy figure whose motives for acquiring the bioweapon are made all the more unfathomable when both men are found murdered--and the strain is stolen. Time is running out for Smith and Russell to track it down, find the madman who possesses it, and stop him before he holds a defenseless world hostage with the power to render the human race extinct.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>The #1 bestselling master of suspense and international intrigue continues to set the standard against which all other thrillers are measured with his expertly plotted, pulse-pounding Covert-One series.</p><p><b>ROBERT LUDLUM'S(TM)</b></p><p><b><i>THE CASSANDRA COMPACT</i></b> </p><p><i>What they're going to do, I never would have believed it...</i>These were among the final words spoken by Yuri Danko, an officer in the medical division of Russia's security service, before his body was ripped apart by a spray of assassins' bullets. Danko's confidential appointment in Venice with Covert-One operative Jon Smith might have ended in death--but his secret didn't die with him...</p><p><b>"Reading a ludlum novel is like watching a james bond film...</b><b>slickly paced...all-consuming."--<i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b></p><p> Now, in possession of Danko's classified papers, Smith and CIA undercover agent Randi Russell have unearthed a terrifying global conspiracy. A Serb terrorist, backed by Russians, is on a mission to spirit hazardous vials of deadly bacteria to a U.S. government agent--a shadowy figure whose motives for acquiring the bioweapon are made all the more unfathomable when both men are found murdered--and the strain is stolen. Time is running out for Smith and Russell to track it down, find the madman who possesses it, and stop him before he holds a defenseless world hostage with the power to render the human race extinct.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"An exciting medical-military thriller that moves at a rapid pace to its climax...an exciting new series." --<i>Midwest Book Review</i></p><p>"A pop hit...that should bounce right up the bestseller lists." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p><p>"Gripping...robust writing and a breakneck pace." --<i>Boston Herald</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Robert Ludlum</b> was the author of 25 thriller novels, including <i>The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy</i> and <i>The Bourne Ultimatum</i>--the books on which the international hit movies were based--and <i>The Sigma Protocol</i>. He was also the creator of the Covert-One series. Born in New York City, Ludlum received a B.A. from Wesleyan University, and before becoming an author, he was a United States Marine, a theater actor and producer.</p><p><b>Philip Shelby</b> is a screenwriter and author of numerous books including the bestselling novels <i>Days of Drums</i>, <i>Last Rites</i>, and<i> The Gatekeeper</i>. He lives in Los Angeles.</p>
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