The Cassandra Compact

The Cassandra Compact – Robert Ludlum

Covert-One is a secret organization so clandestine that only the President knows it exists. When a deadly threat emerges that no ordinary agency can handle, it calls on Lieutenant Colonel Jon Smith.

In The Cassandra Compact, the second novel in Robert Ludlum’s Covert-One series, written with Philip Shelby, a stolen sample of the smallpox virus becomes the center of a terrifying conspiracy. Variola, the virus that causes smallpox, was eradicated from the natural world decades ago, but samples survive in secure laboratories. When some of it is taken from a Russian research facility, the world faces the possibility of a catastrophic epidemic.

Jon Smith, a military doctor and agent, is drawn into the case and soon finds himself racing across Europe, Russia and the United States to track down the thieves and uncover who is behind the plot. With the help of allies including a Russian intelligence officer, he must stop a scheme that could change the balance of global power and threaten millions of lives.

Packed with action, intrigue and twists, the novel combines Ludlum’s trademark conspiracy plotting with timely concerns about bioterrorism and the security of dangerous pathogens.

The Cassandra Compact is a gripping thriller for fans of Ludlum, the Bourne series and international espionage, and a fast-paced follow-up to The Hades Factor.