Robert Ludlum's The Cassandra Compact: A Covert-One Novel

by Robert Ludlum

Other authorsFrank Müller (Reader)

2007

Status

Available

Publication

Macmillan Audio (2007), Edition: Abridged

Description

Covert-One operative Jon Smith is sent to bring out a deep-cover Russian asset for Covert-One who has gone on the run under mysterious circumstances.

User reviews

LibraryThing member HenriMoreaux

As book #2 in the covert-one series it lacked the so called character development seen in the first book so if you were a new coming and had not read the Hades Factor you may feel the characters were a little hollow.

However, as someone who has read the Hades Factor prior to this, I can definitely

say the assumption of knowing the characters definitely aided this story - whilst the first book was ok, this one was firmly in 'good' territory.

A nice paced read.

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LibraryThing member BookWallah

I'm generally a Ludlum fan. But do we really need another secret agency that will save the world on a weekly basis? Do we need more secret agents that cannot die (don't we already have Bourne)? Can we really not think of any bad guys besides Russian former KGB? The thriller publishing industrial

complex missed these as rhetorical questions and answered a resounding yes! Sadly this is not classic Ludlum. This is outsourced writing at its worst.

Casting Big Pharna as bad guy was the one redeeming quality in this otherwise totally formulaic thriller. Recommended only for those looking do do research on why authors should stop writing after a finite number of novels, all others should stay home to shampoo their hair.

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LibraryThing member buffalogr

A continuation of the Covert One series. The bad guys want to contaminate the world with smallpox and our heroes save us from that scourge-but, the space shuttle? That's a bit over the top. Our characters read/listen nicely...but a hero named John Smith? How mundane. Decent book, exciting, fast

paced.

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