THE PARIS OPTION

Jon Smith, agent for the ultra-secret Covert One, is called in yet again to unravel the identity of the bombers of the Louis Pasteur Institute, where a DNA computer has been destroyed, along with its inventor, Emile Chambord, and Jon's friend, Marty Zellerbach. Many plot twists ensue as Smith teams up with CIA Agent Randy Russell and MI6 operative Peter Howell. Paul Michael calmly begins this tale of intrigue and ratchets up the tension in each succeeding chapter. Michael follows each character from continent to continent, operation by operation, ably switching accents and phrasing to suit the myriad characters Ludlum is famous for. THE PARIS OPTION pits European and American values against those of Islamist extremists in a startling spy novel. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB / MAR 03]