Robert Ludlum's The Altman Code

In the gripping fourth installment of the Covert-One series, a U.S. Navy operation is set in motion to track a Chinese cargo ship believed to be laden with chemicals for Saddam Hussein, which threatens a fragile human rights agreement. As operative Col. Jon Smith navigates the dangerous intrigue, he faces the murder of a fellow agent and the revelation that the president's biological father has been imprisoned in China for decades. With time running out, Smith races to uncover the ship's deadly secrets, diving into a web of deception that could lead to global conflict.