Written by Robert Ludlum & Philip Shelby
It is a fast paced book that is gripping right from the beginning till the end. Typical cloak and dagger spy story with a bi-chemical twist. Good time pass.
If one is to think in retrospect - what would my memories be?
-> My first exposure to Bio-chemical weapons and its monstrosities.
-> The extent of impact that one person or a set of individuals can haveif he/she/they is/are determined. In this case, the impact was negative.
-> Also a reminder that negativity & evil go solo. There is rarely a goal or a commitment that all would associate with. In evil, everyone follows his/her own vice.
-> Bullets/armor/machinery mean nothing when compared to bio-chemical weapons. The impact is higher, long lasting and hard to control. What other crazy designs can man come up with for his own extinction?
The plot - a bio-chemical weapon is stolen from russia and smuggled into the US. For it to be potent and come into effect fast, it needs to be activated in space. So, this is stolen into a manned space vehicle. The weapon is unleashed by the head of research killing all but one of his colleagues. The hero tries to stop this at every point starting from Russia to US. His sister-in-law (surprising??.. another family of bright people.??) is the colleague who survives in space. Well, big players are behind this to bring about misunderstanding between the 2 big nations (reminds me the movie - "The Package"). However, finally.. all is well and that ends well.. :)
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