Monthly update #0228 • April 2009
Monthly update 228 • April 2009 • 2009-04-01 - 2009-04-30
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The Tristan Betrayal by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Tristan Betrayal, agent Stephen Metcalfe infiltrates WWII Moscow to sway a German general against invading Russia, rekindling a romance with ballerina Lana amid Nazi pursuits and betrayals.
Monthly update #0227 • March 2009
Monthly update 227 • March 2009 • 2009-03-01 - 2009-03-31
The Negotiator by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s The Negotiator, a high-stakes thriller set in the late 1980s, master negotiator Quinn, a battle-hardened American with a mysterious past, gets entangled in a deadly conspiracy when the U.S. President’s son is kidnapped by ruthless mercenaries.
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.
Monthly update #0226 • February 2009
Monthly update 226 • February 2009 • 2009-02-01 - 2009-02-28
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.
Monthly update #0225 • January 2009
Monthly update 225 • January 2009 • 2009-01-01 - 2009-01-31
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.
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.
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 update #0224 • December 2008
Monthly update 224 • December 2008 • 2008-12-01 - 2008-12-31
WALL·E
WALL·E (2008), directed by Andrew Stanton, follows a small robot left on Earth. Ben Burtt voices WALL·E with beeps and charm. He stacks trash and collects odd things. Elissa Knight acts as EVE, the sleek probe who drops from space.
Monthly update #0223 • November 2008
Monthly update 223 • November 2008 • 2008-11-01 - 2008-11-30
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.
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.
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.
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 update #0222 • October 2008
Monthly update 222 • October 2008 • 2008-10-01 - 2008-10-31
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.
Monthly update #0221 • September 2008
Monthly update 221 • September 2008 • 2008-09-01 - 2008-09-30
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.
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 update #0220 • August 2008
Monthly update 220 • August 2008 • 2008-08-01 - 2008-08-31
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.