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For 30 years, Robert Ludlum's novels have set the standard for the finest in international intrigue and suspense. With an unbroken string of bestsellers in almost every country in the world, Ludlum's books have been read by hundreds of millions of readers, and are acknowledged as classics in the field. Now, after the bestselling The Hades Factor and The Cassandra Compact comes the third thrilling novel in the Covert-One series - Robert Ludlum's The Paris Option. An explosion in the middle of the night reduces part of Paris' esteemed Pasteur Institute to rubble. Among the missing is the world's top computer scientist, Emile Chambord. Even though a terrorist group claims responsibility for the bombing, many in the intelligence community suspect the scientist was actually kidnapped and the bomb set to divert attention. Chambord may have been close to devising a working molecular computer which, in the wrong hands, could be the most deadly weapon in the world. If he were now in the hands of hostile forces, the consequences would be unspeakably dire. From Paris to London, Brussels, and Algiers, Covert-One agent Jon Smith searches for traces of the scientist and the ambitious forces behind the bombing and theft. With the help of MI5 agent Peter Howell, CIA agent Randi Russell, and cyber-wizard Marty Zellerbach, Smith uncovers a web of deception that threatens to reshape Europe and is one step away from destroying the United States.

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Ludlum is light years beyond his literary competition in piling plot twist upon plot twist, until the mesmerized reader is held captive...[He] dominates the field in strong, tightly plotted, adventure-drenched thrillers. Ludlum pulls out all the stops and dazzles his readers. Chicago Tribune Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six pack of thriller writers combined. The New York Times Reading a Ludlum novel is like watching a James Bond film. Entertainment Weekly Welcome to Robert Ludlum's world...fast pacing, tight plotting, international intrigue. The Plain Dealer Robert Ludlum is the master of gripping, fast-moving intrigue. He is unsurpassed at weaving a tapestry of stunningly diverse figures, then assembling them in a sequence so gripping that the reader's attention never wavers. The Daily Oklahoman Don't ever begin a Ludlum novel if you have to go to work the next day. Chicago Sun-Times If a Pulitzer Prize were awarded for escapist fiction, Robert Ludlum undoubtedly would have won it. Ten times over. Mobile Register An exciting medical-military thriller that moves at a rapid pace to its climax...an exciting new series. Midwest Book Review A pop hit...that should bounce right up the bestseller lists. Kirkus Reviews Gripping...robust writing and a breakneck pace. Boston Herald

Ludlum is light years beyond his literary competition in piling plot twist upon plot twist, until the mesmerized reader is held captive...[He] dominates the field in strong, tightly plotted, adventure-drenched thrillers. Ludlum pulls out all the stops and dazzles his readers. --<i>Chicago Tribune</i></p> Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six pack of thriller writers combined. --<i>The New York Times</i></p> Reading a Ludlum novel is like watching a James Bond film. --<i>Entertainment Weekly</i></p> Welcome to Robert Ludlum's world...fast pacing, tight plotting, international intrigue. --<i>The Plain Dealer</i></p> Robert Ludlum is the master of gripping, fast-moving intrigue. He is unsurpassed at weaving a tapestry of stunningly diverse figures, then assembling them in a sequence so gripping that the reader's attention never wavers. --<i>The Daily Oklahoman</i></p> Don't ever begin a Ludlum novel if you have to go to work the next day. --<i>Chicago Sun-Times</i></p> If a Pulitzer Prize were awarded for escapist fiction, Robert Ludlum undoubtedly would have won it. Ten times over. --<i>Mobile Register</i></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> A pop hit...that should bounce right up the bestseller lists. --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p> Gripping...robust writing and a breakneck pace. --<i>Boston Herald</i></p>

Ludlum is light years beyond his literary competition in piling plot twist upon plot twist, until the mesmerized reader is held captive...[He] dominates the field in strong, tightly plotted, adventure-drenched thrillers. Ludlum pulls out all the stops and dazzles his readers. <i>Chicago Tribune</i></p> Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six pack of thriller writers combined. <i>The New York Times</i></p> Reading a Ludlum novel is like watching a James Bond film. <i>Entertainment Weekly</i></p> Welcome to Robert Ludlum's world...fast pacing, tight plotting, international intrigue. <i>The Plain Dealer</i></p> Robert Ludlum is the master of gripping, fast-moving intrigue. He is unsurpassed at weaving a tapestry of stunningly diverse figures, then assembling them in a sequence so gripping that the reader's attention never wavers. <i>The Daily Oklahoman</i></p> Don't ever begin a Ludlum novel if you have to go to work the next day. <i>Chicago Sun-Times</i></p> If a Pulitzer Prize were awarded for escapist fiction, Robert Ludlum undoubtedly would have won it. Ten times over. <i>Mobile Register</i></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> A pop hit...that should bounce right up the bestseller lists. <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p> Gripping...robust writing and a breakneck pace. <i>Boston Herald</i></p>

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Robert Ludlum (1927-2001) was the author of 25 thriller novels, including The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum--the books on which the international hit movies were based--and The Sigma Protocol. He was also the creator of the Covert-One series. Gayle Lynds is the author of highly praised novels of international suspense and intrigue, including the Liz Sandsborough series and the Judd Ryder books. Paul Michael has narrated nearly 50 audiobooks includind Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and Inferno, Robert Ludlum's The Tristan Betrayal, Stephen J. Cannell's Hollywood Tough, Jeffrey Archer's Sons of Fortune, and Andrew M. Greeley's Second Spring.

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