Jon Smith - 1: De Hades factor
- 363 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Gayle Lynds is an acclaimed author celebrated for her international espionage novels, earning her the title of "today's best espionage writer." Critics praise her thrilling narratives, calling her a "kick-ass thriller writer." Lynds draws inspiration from her background as a reporter and her time working in a think tank with top-secret clearance, weaving these experiences into compelling fiction. She skillfully blends literary depth with high-stakes plots, creating novels that have been recognized among the genre's all-time best.




Liz Sansborough heeft haar vroegere leven als cia-agente achter zich gelaten. Ze geniet van haar nieuwe baan als hoogleraar in een slaperig universiteitsstadje. Tot het bericht komt dat haar nichtje is ontvoerd. De aard van het losgeld is verbazingwekkend. De ontvoerders eisen de geheime dossiers van Liz' overleden vader, een gevreesde huurmoordenaar. Dossiers die een schat aan informatie bevatten over zijn klussen en opdrachtgevers. Bij haar poging haar nichtje te redden stuit Liz op een schimmig en geheimzinnig genootschap: zeer invloedrijk en met een onthutsende hoeveelheid macht en geld. En vanaf dat moment is haar ogenschijnlijk zo rustige en aangename leven voorbij'
The Paris Option is a solid action thriller, with the Covert-One team, led in the field by multi-talented Colonel John Smith (seen here as doctor, researcher, diplomat, agent, failed romantic, and loyal friend). Smith teams up with his long-time CIA and MI6 colleagues and a childhood friend / electronics genius. The team moves quickly and easily from US to Europe and Northern Africa in search of terrorists who are only a front for other terrorists who are only a front for the real evil-doers. This thing has plot twists within other enigmatic plot twists. For several chapters, we dont even know which of the protangonists are dead or alive. On the downside, the Covert-One team and their camp-followers have nearly unbelievable extra-ordinary moments, seemingly ripped from the Superman cartoons. Why can't three poorly armed agents battle an army of trained terrorists if they have a French actress also on their side? Why can't John Smith stowaway on a terrorist boat for several days with no weapons, occasionally killing a few meddlesome terrorists without being noticed? This is a good read for the beach. Enjoy it, but don't take it too seriously. The idea that our European allies would unite to form a second superpower and regard the US as an enemy seemed impossible until the most recent outbreak of lunacy at the United Nations.
Na een harttransplantatie komt een Amerikaanse advocate door het 'geheugen' van dat hart een internationaal complot op het spoor.