Patrick Larkin is a bestselling novelist specializing in historical, military, and espionage thrillers. His collaborations with Larry Bond—including Red Phoenix, Vortex, Cauldron, The Enemy Within, and Day of Wrath—have won critical acclaim for their suspense, realism, and unblinking appreciation of geopolitical and modern military realities. The Tribune, published in June 2003, is set amid the power, glory, and brutality of imperial Rome.  Now available as a Signet paperback, it takes readers on a rollercoaster ride through a time of enormous upheaval—a time of great evil...and of great good.

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The Lazarus Vendetta, fifth in Robert Ludlum's bestselling Covert-One series, is a thriller pulled from today's headlines.

The Lazarus Movement, the dominant force in the eco-conscious, "anti-technology" protest movement, has sent rumblings down the corridors of the world's intelligence agencies. Led by a mysterious, never-seen figure known only as Lazarus, this increasingly powerful group is believed by some to be preparing a bold strike.

When an attack on a nano-technology research facility leaves thousands dead—protesters and scientists alike—from what appears to be a cloud of inadvertently released but gruesomely deadly nanobots, pandemonium reigns. Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Smith is activated by Covert-One to find the truth about Lazarus where all others have failed. As Smith uncovers the frightening underpinnings of the group, he soon learns that the Lazarus Movement is only the very tip of the iceberg in a murderous scheme that threatens billions of lives and will forever change the nature of the world itself.

"Larkin (The Tribune) picks up the reins for the fifth entry in the...Covert-One series...bringing to the task a solid intelligence, some really scary nanotechnology, and a writing style that...always get the job done....Hand-to-hand action, intriguing science, and plot speed will keep most techno-thriller readers nailed to their seats." — Publisher's Weekly

"[A] fast read and sure to delight fans of both espionage and the techno-thriller." — Booklist

Published in October 2004, The Lazarus Vendetta is in bookstores now as a St. Martin's paperback.

The Moscow Vector, sixth in the bestselling Covert-One series, again draws readers into a world of high-tech espionage, international intrigue, and high-stakes action.

At an international conference in Prague, Lieutenant Colonel Jon Smith, an Army research doctor specializing in infectious diseases and secretly an agent attached to Covert-One, is contacted by a Russian colleague, Dr. Valentin Petrenko.  Petrenko is concerned about a a small cluster of mysterious deaths in Moscow—deaths the Russian government is keeping secret.  But when the two men meet, they are attacked.  Petrenko is killed, his notes and medical samples are lost, and Smith barely escapes with his life.

At the same time, government and intelligence officials around the world are coming down with an untraceable, fast-acting virus with a 100 percent fatality rate.  These deaths appear somehow connected to the increasingly militaristic Russian government, headed by the autocratic and ambitious President Viktor Dudarev.  With few clues and precious little time, Smith and Covert-One must unravel this plot and zero in on the shadowy figure who stands at the center of it all.

Published in July 2005, The Moscow Vector is in bookstores now as a St. Martin's paperback.

"Larkin's always competent and reliable storytelling abilities are augmented here by an ingenious weapons concept that is all the more frightening because of its believability.  Those who have never sampled a Covert-One novel will find The Moscow Vector an excellent place to begin, as Larkin brings Ludlum's Cold War villains full circle with a 21st century weapon to boot. Recommended." — Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub at Bookreporter.com.

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