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De Moskou vector / druk 1 (urspr publ 2006; utgåvan 2009)

av R. Ludlum

Serier: Covert-One (6)

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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: The thrilling new novel in the bestselling Covert-One series At an international medical conference in Prague, Dr. Fiona Devin�??an American scientist attached to the Department of Defense�??is contacted by one of her Russian colleagues. Dr. Valentin Petrenko, a specialist in rare diseases, is concerned about a small cluster of deaths in Moscow but even more concerned by the Russian government's refusal to publicly release any information or data on the outbreak. When he meets with Devin to pass on his case notes and samples, the two are attacked, Petrenko is killed while Devin barely escapes with the notes and medical samples. Covert-One operative Lt. Col. Jon Smith, is dispatched to Prague to get Devin and her information safely back to the U.S. As Devin begins to analyze the information, a series of highly placed figures in the U.S. government become ill with a mysterious illness that bears a close resemblance to the disease described in Petrenko's notes. The disease is the perfect assassination tool�??a bioweapon that, using each target's DNA, is undetectable, unstoppable, and incurable. With few clues and little time, Jon Smith must find the mysterious figure who stands at the center of this nefarious p… (mer)

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Titel:	De Moskou vector / druk 1
Författare:	R. Ludlum
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Robert Ludlum's The Moscow Vector av Patrick Larkin (2006)

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You get what you pay for and would expect with this book. It's a spy-thriller with all the requisite ingredients, a cold-war type threat, a mysterious disease, a hero spy-doctor, an evil billionaire villian, and their supporting casts. (

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rsutto22 | Jul 15, 2021 |

This is one of those "Robert Ludlum's ____" books so it's inspired by him, not written by him. The actual writer for this book is Patrick Larkin. He also wrote the prior book in the series 'The Lazarus Vendetta' which I read in Feb 2013 and was much better than the prior 4 which had been written by Gayle Lynds and were pretty average.

So Moscow Vector is the 6th book in the Covert One series, the second entry by Patrick Larkin. Sadly however, it's not as good as his prior entry in the series. It wouldn't surprise me if it was ghost written or fleshed out by a hired hand as in parts it's up to standard whereas in other parts it gets a little cheesy and the quality seems to dip.

Overall it's a decent entry into a series which is all a bit far fetched aimed squarely at the action and intrigue at the price of realism end of the market yet that being said it is an entertaining read, much like a movie can be impossible in reality yet still be entertaining. Just not up to the standard set by his earlier work in the series. (

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HenriMoreaux | Aug 3, 2016 |

The old school hard-line Russians are up to their old tricks, trying to return Russia to its former glory from the days of the old Soviet Unions. In this novel, the Russians have developed a new weapon that delivers a poison based on the person’s DNA. This is the ultimate assassination weapon. With the use of this weapon, they are wiping out political opponents in an attempt to reclaim some of the republics of the former Soviet Union. Lt. Col. John Smith is leading a covert unit investigating this new weapon. Also, as part of the conspiracy the Russians are targeting the president of the US for assassination.

This novel is not quite as far-fetched as some of the Robert Ludlum novels that I have read, which is a problem I usually have with them. There is a good bit of action and drama, but the overall writing and characterization left me a little ambivalent. The characters themselves felt a bit faceless, making this story more about plot than anything else. This was a solid, but unspectacular novel.

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Carl_Alves | Mar 26, 2016 |

Larkin writes a good book but in some spots he is a little sloppy in his writing style, including dialogue that is a little cheesy, in other cases unneeded dialogue. Overall, it's a fun read and full of good descriptive language to keep the reader's interest. A small amount of language that could be left out. (

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smharder | Aug 22, 2010 |

Mosca è minacciata da una misteriosa epidemia: un virus sconosciuto uccide in sole ventiquattr'ore. Quando il contagio comincia a superare i confini della città, diventa chiaro che il presidente Viktor Dudarev vuole insabbiare l'intera vicenda e ridurre al si lenzio chiunque voglia saperne di più. Come il medico Valentin Petrenko: prima di essere assassinato dai servizi segreti, era riuscito a stabilire un contatto con Jon Smith, biologo molecolare e agente speciale di Covert-One. Smith vola a Mosca e incontra Fiona Devin, affascinante agente sotto copertura; i due iniziano una caccia all'uomo che li porta a viaggiare da Washington a Berlino, fino ai più remoti luoghi dell'ex impero sovietico, alla ricerca di un nemico invisibile e spietato, in possesso di un'arma biologica micidiale. Nella morsa dell'inverno russo, qualcuno è deciso a realizzare un folle progetto di supremazia mondiale.

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Författarens namn	Roll	Typ av författare	Verk?	Status
Larkin, Patrick	—	primär författare	alla utgåvor	bekräftat
Bergmann, Erik	Reader	huvudförfattare	vissa utgåvor	bekräftat
Ludlum, Robert	Series Creator	medförfattare	alla utgåvor	bekräftat
Ricci, Valentina	Översättare	medförfattare	vissa utgåvor	bekräftat

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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:

The thrilling new novel in the bestselling Covert-One series

At an international medical conference in Prague, Dr. Fiona Devin�??an American scientist attached to the Department of Defense�??is contacted by one of her Russian colleagues. Dr. Valentin Petrenko, a specialist in rare diseases, is concerned about a small cluster of deaths in Moscow but even more concerned by the Russian government's refusal to publicly release any information or data on the outbreak. When he meets with Devin to pass on his case notes and samples, the two are attacked, Petrenko is killed while Devin barely escapes with the notes and medical samples. Covert-One operative Lt. Col. Jon Smith, is dispatched to Prague to get Devin and her information safely back to the U.S.

As Devin begins to analyze the information, a series of highly placed figures in the U.S. government become ill with a mysterious illness that bears a close resemblance to the disease described in Petrenko's notes. The disease is the perfect assassination tool�??a bioweapon that, using each target's DNA, is undetectable, unstoppable, and incurable. With few clues and little time, Jon Smith must find the mysterious figure who stands at the center of this nefarious p

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