Robert Ludlum's The Altman Code

In the gripping fourth installment of the Covert-One series, a photographer is murdered in Shanghai while documenting a suspicious cargo operation. As the U.S. Navy monitors a Chinese ship believed to be transporting chemical weapons for Saddam Hussein, President faces a delicate dilemma to uphold a crucial human rights agreement with China. Covert-One operative Col. Jon Smith is dispatched to gather intelligence, only to encounter unexpected danger, a murdered informant, and a chilling revelation about the president's long-lost father. As he races against time, Smith must unravel a web of secrets that could escalate global tensions to the brink of war.