Robert Ludlum's The Paris Option - A Covert-One Novel

The characters are flat, setting is never quite right, and the computer discussions are way off. DNA computers able to crack the best military codes in no time? The authors clearly confused DNA for quantum. Code compiled with magic that allows it to break through the toughest firewall? Gibson wrote both more imaginative and accurate stuff on his type writer more than twenty years ago.

I'm glad I borrowed this book from a friend.

It's really not bad, considering... The descriptions in places like Toledo are fairly good. The author has a good grasp of how to describe (perhaps over describe) things. The plot is passable(almost).

Keep in mind all the other stuff that passes for books recently, and you will see. It's nowhere as good as Ludlum's early stuff, but even the Great Ones (can you say Clancy) have gone downhill recently.

The novel is action packed, well written and not to technical. This novel is a delight to read. The best part of the novel has to be the clarity of the vocabulary. I don't need a Phd in molecular science to enjoy this book. Ludlum times this book to the word. He has intense action and miraculous plans. He paces the book like the winding roads in Monaco lots of danger and cliff hangers. I can't say enough about this book it is a reccomended read.

Fast paced. Good plot line. Sometimes hard to keep up with all the names. I remember characters from previous novel so I enjoyed going through another adventure with them. Ludlum, as usual, keeps you on the edge of your seat. I would recommend it.

After being a Ludlum fan and enjoying his books for the last five years I was hoping for something of Ludlum in this book . I had to stop at page 58, I just couldn't go on. The dialogue is trite, contrived and characters speak to introduce themselves to the reader it is very very weird.

I finally bought my first Ludlum book, it ended up to be written by Lynds but it's no problem.. she's got skills. What I love about this book is the rhythm, it's so fast, the story is very entertaining, it's all about action and the characters are good. But on one thing I have to agree with the critics: the whole DNA computer story is non-sense, this supercomputer it's more fantasy than anything that could be real in the future.
Now I'm going to continue the Covert-One series and off course the Ludlum's classics.

The DNA or molecular computer. It's capabilities are endless, but in the wrong hands a diabolical nightmare. An arrogant and pompous French NATO General and a highly respected French scientist want to return France to it's past glory days. They feel France and Europe are puppets to America. This computer has the capability to shut down all of America's defense systems. Covert one operative Colonel Jon Smith, along with CIA a operative and an M16 agent stands between this occurrence. Throw into the mix a group of terrorists with their own agenda. Fast paced and full of action! My highest recommendation!