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| ISBN-10 | 0312989385 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780312989385 |
| Authors | Robert Ludlum |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Paperbacks |
| Publication Date | 2003-10-19 |
| Pages | 704 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813.54 |
| Rating | 4.00 |
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Description
Nobel laureate, international financier, and philanthropist Peter Novak-a billionaire who has committed his life and fortune to fostering democracy around the world through his Liberty Foundation-has been kidnapped. The terrorist known as The Caliph is holding Novak in a near-impenetrable fortress and has refused to negotiate for his release, planning instead to brutally execute his hostage in a matter of days...
Running out of time and hope, Novak's people turn to a man with a long history of defeating impossible odds: Paul Janson-a legend in the notorious U.S. covert agency Consular Operations. Janson sets in motion an ingenious rescue operation. But the operation goes horribly wrong and Janson is marked for death, the target of a "beyond salvage" order issued from the highest level of the government. Now Janson is running for his life, pursued by Jessica Kincaid, a young agent of astonishing ability who can anticipate and counter his every move. To survive, Janson must outrace a conspiracy that has gone beyond the control of its originators. To win, he must counter it with a conspiracy of his own...
Running out of time and hope, Novak's people turn to a man with a long history of defeating impossible odds: Paul Janson-a legend in the notorious U.S. covert agency Consular Operations. Janson sets in motion an ingenious rescue operation. But the operation goes horribly wrong and Janson is marked for death, the target of a "beyond salvage" order issued from the highest level of the government. Now Janson is running for his life, pursued by Jessica Kincaid, a young agent of astonishing ability who can anticipate and counter his every move. To survive, Janson must outrace a conspiracy that has gone beyond the control of its originators. To win, he must counter it with a conspiracy of his own...
Ridiculous: "...Janson paused to rig a crude cell phone from a tip calculator..."
This book is laughable and insipid. Mere suspension won't do--you'll need to expel your disbelief altogether. One wonders whether the putative author would have produced anything like it had he actually completed the work himself. I recall that the book started far better than it finished.On the other hand, mindless pap has its place. (Recommend putting this book there.)
Just Like Today's Headlines
Just when you think you know who the villian is, it becomes apparent that you've gotten yourself involved with an international yak milk smuggling ring. But wait, are they really interested in yak milk or is that just a front for their true aim: weasel rustling? Or even weasel wrestling?Ludlum is truly fiendish. Even the dullest parts of the book can cause you to scream --- if you sit on a hot stove while reading it, or if you set fire to the book.
Hmmm, perhaps I'll read this sometime.
Skip some pages
Except you are interested in a few needless information on how a rifle has to be positioned exactly 25mm below your shoulder line or the velocity of a nickel coated bullet or some other technical information, feel free to skip some pages. Scratch that, not some, a lot of pages.I found the plot fantastic and the storyline rather interesting apart from this.