The killing of a photographer in Shanghai leads the U.S. Navy on the secret pursuit of a Chinese cargo ship rumored to be carrying tons of chemicals for Iraq's biological weapons program, a rumor that draws Covert-One into an investigation into the ship and its cargo and a discovery of long-hidden Chinese secrets that could involve the long-lost father of the president of the United States. Original. 500,000 first printing.
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Reading a Ludlum novel is like watching a James Bond film.--Entertainment WeeklyWhen word reaches the White House that a Chinese cargo ship is transporting chemicals to a rogue nation intent on creating new biological weapons, the President knows he must act quick to obtain the proof he needs.ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE ALTMAN CODECovert-One agent Jon Smith is sent to rendezvous in Taiwan with another agent who has acquired the ship's true manifest. But before Smith can get the document, he is ambushed, the second agent is murdered, and the evidence is destroyed. Smith escapes with only his life and a verbal message: The President's biological father is still alive, held prisoner by the Chinese for fifty years. As the mysterious ship draws closer to its end port, Smith is losing time in uncovering the truth about the vessel and its cargo--a truth that probes the secrets of the Chinese ruling party, a faction in Washington working to undermine the elected government, and an international cabal thrusting the world to the brink of war. Seller Inventory # 00063649577
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reading a Ludlum novel is like watching a James Bond film.--Entertainment WeeklyWhen word reaches the White House that a Chinese cargo ship is transporting chemicals to a rogue nation intent on creating new biological weapons, the President knows he must act quick to obtain the proof he needs.ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE ALTMAN CODECovert-One agent Jon Smith is sent to rendezvous in Taiwan with another agent who has acquired the ship's true manifest. But before Smith can get the document, he is ambushed, the second agent is murdered, and the evidence is destroyed. Smith escapes with only his life and a verbal message: The President's biological father is still alive, held prisoner by the Chinese for fifty years. As the mysterious ship draws closer to its end port, Smith is losing time in uncovering the truth about the vessel and its cargo--a truth that probes the secrets of the Chinese ruling party, a faction in Washington working to undermine the elected government, and an international cabal thrusting the world to the brink of war. Seller Inventory # 00106892480
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Reading a Ludlum novel is like watching a James Bond film.--Entertainment WeeklyWhen word reaches the White House that a Chinese cargo ship is transporting chemicals to a rogue nation intent on creating new biological weapons, the President knows he must act quick to obtain the proof he needs.ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE ALTMAN CODECovert-One agent Jon Smith is sent to rendezvous in Taiwan with another agent who has acquired the ship's true manifest. But before Smith can get the document, he is ambushed, the second agent is murdered, and the evidence is destroyed. Smith escapes with only his life and a verbal message: The President's biological father is still alive, held prisoner by the Chinese for fifty years. As the mysterious ship draws closer to its end port, Smith is losing time in uncovering the truth about the vessel and its cargo--a truth that probes the secrets of the Chinese ruling party, a faction in Washington working to undermine the elected government, and an international cabal thrusting the world to the brink of war. Seller Inventory # 00094115652
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