French Kiss - Softcover

Lustbader, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 044921849X ISBN 13: 9780449218495

Publisher: Crest, 1990

Synopsis

As West and East battle for domination, their people imprisoned under the power of opium, international players are drawn into the deadly quest to retrieve a mythical trio of weapons

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From the Back Cover:

THE DOORWAY TO NIGHT

When colonial France reached out to enslave Indochina in a possessive embrace, she calmed the native population with the addictive, subjugating kiss of opium. Now the ruthless warlords of the region, desperate to retain control, search for a trio of weapons – the 'PreyDauw' – that have become a Theravadan Buddhist symbol so awesome, so imbued with mythic power, that whole populations bow to the will of whoever possesses them.

The last piece of the 'Prey Dauw' – a dagger – is believed to be held by an American, Terry Haye. His murder in the South of France is the first in a series of bloody assassinations that lures many new players into an already deadly game. As the 'Prey Dauw' exudes a drug-like potency, alluring, fascinating and seductive, each contender for power must acknowledge his sins and their implications – for no sin can go forever unpunished, forever unredeemed ...

About the Author:

Eric Van Lustbader is the New York Times-bestselling author of the Nicholas Linnear series, the Testament series, First Daughter, and Blood Trust, as well as several of the Jason Bourne books, including The Bourne Legacy, The Bourne Betrayal, The Bourne Sanction, The Bourne Deception, The Bourne Objective, The Bourne Dominion, and The Bourne Retribution. For more information, visit www.EricVanLustbader.com. You can also follow him on Facebook and Twitter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crest
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 044921849X
• ISBN 13: 9780449218495
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback