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Book Description:
Members who requested this book also requested: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...
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Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Contemporary
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Mystery >> General
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Thrillers >> General
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Authors, A-Z >> ( L ) >> Ludlum, Robert
- Mystery & Thrillers >> General
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Stephanie E. (I have loved Ludlum's books from the first one I read which was "The Bourne Identity." "The Janson Directive" is a fast-paced political thriller that kept me wanting to turn the page long after I should have been asleep.
The protagonist, Paul Janson, a legend in the U.S. covert agency Consular Operations, is a man haunted by what he witnessed while in Vietnam under his commanding officer Alan Demarest. However, he continues to serve his country and is recruited to rescue kidnapped Peter Novak, Nobel laureate, billionaire, international financier, and philanthropist. What starts as a rescue mission is simply the tip of the iceberg in what happens in Janson's quest to bring Novak back to safety.
This book takes you all over the map geographically and emotionally and is a gripping read. If you are into political thrillers, assassins, intrigue, and conspiricies, then I highly recommend this book. It's a must read.
Rebecca K. from HUDSONVILLE, MI wrote on 5/11/2007...A thrilling, engrossing read.
Jim W. from AURORA, CO wrote on 4/16/2007...Very good - similiar to the Bourne Series
Steve K. from PEACHTREE CTY, GA wrote on 4/14/2007...good thriller, fast-paced
A typical Ludlum book. Nonstop thrills from the first page to the last. There are plots within plots and of course some really nasty bad guys that need to be put out of business. A great read.
A case where things come back to bite you. Robert Ludlum at his best.
Clint M. from FRIENDSWOOD, TX wrote on 10/6/2006...Typical Ludlum thriller
Brenda T. from SANDY SPRINGS, GA wrote on 9/19/2006...typical Ludlum, I can't read him anymore.
Ludlum just keeps them coming. I've read them all. Some of them, I need to read 2 or 3 times to understand what is really going on, but man, they make you think!