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The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Janson Directive, ex-agent Paul Janson rescues philanthropist Peter Novak from terrorists, only for the mission to fail spectacularly.

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Monthly update #0226 • February 2009

Monthly update 226 • February 2009 • 2009-02-01 - 2009-02-28

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    The Paris Option by Robert Ludlum

    In Robert Ludlum’s The Paris Option, co-authored with Gayle Lynds, Covert-One's Jon Smith hunts a DNA computer after a lab explosion in Paris.

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    Monthly update #0225 • January 2009

    Monthly update 225 • January 2009 • 2009-01-01 - 2009-01-31

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      The $300 Million Button

      The number of customers purchasing went up by 45%. The extra purchases resulted in an extra $15 million the first month. For the first year, the site saw an additional $300,000,000.

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      The Sigma Protocol by Robert Ludlum

      In Robert Ludlum’s The Sigma Protocol, banker Ben Hartman and agent Anna Navarro uncover a WWII-era cabal, Sigma, manipulating world events through assassinations and age-reversal tech.

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      The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth

      In Frederick Forsyth’s The Fourth Protocol, a gripping Cold War thriller, a Soviet agent named Valeri Petrofsky is sent to Britain to carry out a sneaky mission to blow up a nuclear device.

      Monthly Updates

      Monthly update #0224 • December 2008

      Monthly update 224 • December 2008 • 2008-12-01 - 2008-12-31

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        Monthly update #0223 • November 2008

        Monthly update 223 • November 2008 • 2008-11-01 - 2008-11-30

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          The Cassandra Compact by Robert Ludlum

          In Robert Ludlum’s The Cassandra Compact, co-authored with Philip Shelby, Covert-One agent Jon Smith pursues a stolen smallpox sample from Russia.

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          Nothing to Lose by Lee Child

          Nothing to Lose strands Reacher between the Colorado towns of Hope and Despair, where he uncovers a military scrap conspiracy tied to disappearances.

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          No Comebacks by Frederick Forsyth

          In Frederick Forsyth’s No Comebacks, a collection of ten short stories, the master of suspense takes you on a thrilling ride through a world of crime, deception, and unexpected twists.

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          The Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum

          In Robert Ludlum’s The Prometheus Deception, retired Directorate agent Nick Bryson learns his covert career was a lie, manipulated by a rogue agency.

          Monthly Updates

          Monthly update #0222 • October 2008

          Monthly update 222 • October 2008 • 2008-10-01 - 2008-10-31

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            The Hades Factor by Robert Ludlum

            In Robert Ludlum’s The Hades Factor, a gripping medical thriller co-authored with Gayle Lynds, a deadly virus threatens global catastrophe.

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            Monthly update #0221 • September 2008

            Monthly update 221 • September 2008 • 2008-09-01 - 2008-09-30

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              Zebra Striping

              Zebra striping—also known as candy striping or half-shadow—is the application of faint shading to alternate lines or rows in data tables or forms.

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              The Devil's Alternative by Frederick Forsyth

              In Frederick Forsyth’s gripping Cold War thriller, The Devil’s Alternative, a global crisis erupts in 1982. A Ukrainian nationalist group takes control of a supertanker packed with oil, threatening to unleash an environmental catastrophe.

              Monthly Updates

              Monthly update #0220 • August 2008

              Monthly update 220 • August 2008 • 2008-08-01 - 2008-08-31

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                The Matarese Countdown by Robert Ludlum

                In Robert Ludlum’s The Matarese Countdown, retired CIA agent Brandon Scofield is drawn back into action when the deadly Matarese organisation resurfaces, aiming for global economic domination through mergers and assassinations.

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                The Apocalypse Watch by Robert Ludlum

                In Robert Ludlum’s The Apocalypse Watch, American agent Harry Latham infiltrates a neo-Nazi organisation plotting to revive the Fourth Reich.

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                Monthly update #0219 • July 2008

                Monthly update 219 • July 2008 • 2008-07-01 - 2008-07-31

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                  The Scorpio Illusion by Robert Ludlum

                  In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling novel, The Scorpio Illusion, set in the early 1990s, Amaya Bajaratt, a brilliant but ruthless terrorist known as the Baj, seeks revenge against the world’s superpowers for personal and political betrayals.

                  Monthly Updates

                  Monthly update #0218 • June 2008

                  Monthly update 218 • June 2008 • 2008-06-01 - 2008-06-30

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                    The Dogs of War by Frederick Forsyth

                    In Frederick Forsyth’s heart-pounding mercenary novel, The Dogs of War, a ruthless British mining tycoon named Sir James Manson finds a huge platinum deposit in the mysterious African country of Zangaro.