Robert Ludlum's bestselling Covert-One series continues with an exciting new novel byNew York Timesbestselling author Kyle Mills.
An attack on a Japanese warship brings Japan and China to the brink of war. Meanwhile, top Covert-One operative Colonel Jon Smith is sent on a mission to recover mysterious material from the wreckage of the Fukushima nuclear reactor.
When Smith fails to return, CIA agent Randi Russell heads off on an unsanctioned mission to find him. She quickly discovers that the missing samples may be evidence that Japan, led by hawkish military chief of staff Masao Takahashi, has been secretly developing next-generation weapon systems in preparation for a conflict with China.
If the Covert-One team can't prevent General Takahashi from provoking a war, the entire world will be dragged into a battle certain to kill tens of millions of people and leave much of planet uninhabitable for centuries.
ROBERT LUDLUM was the author of 27
New York Timesbestselling novels and is perhaps best known for his Jason Bourne series. He passed away in 2001.
KYLE MILLS is a
New York Timesbestselling author of over 13 novels including
Rising Phoenixand
Lords of Corruption. He lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Mills offers an interesting new premise for action-adventure...[and] rockets the action around the world.
Kirkus ReviewsonThe Utopia Experiment Ludlum fans will enjoy the familiar frantic pace and dramatic shifts in plot they have come to expect from this series.
Fredericksberg Free-Lance StaronThe Utopia Experiment Fast-paced and action-filled, with iconic characters and contemporary themes . . . Fans of Ludlum . . . thrillers will find
The Ares Decisionright on target.
Fredericksburg Free Lance-StaronThe Ares Decision A tight and tense pageturner.
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