The Assassination Option

From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors comes the second in the gripping Clandestine Operations series featuring Captain James Cronley. James Cronley's first successful Cold War mission for the about-to-be-official new Directorate of Central Intelligence has drawn all kinds of attention. He's now a captain and in charge of a top secret spy operation. A lot of people would like to know about the operation - not just the Soviets but also the Pentagon and a seething J. Edgar Hoover. Cronley knows that if anything goes wrong, he's finished. But he's already caught up in more than one conspiracy . . . Cronley has just uncovered a bizarre alliance between a former German intelligence chief and the Mossad. A German family whom Cronely never knew he had has suddenly and suspiciously emerged. And he has a rendezvous with an undercover agent against the Soviets known only as Seven-K. And when he meets, Seven-K, that's when he gets a real surprise . . . 'A writer of true virtuosity and talent.' Fort Worth Star-Telegram 'It's a testament to the authors' skill and wide experience that the pages seem to turn themselves.' Publishers Weekly 'Pages cry out to be turned for the next thrilling chapter.' BookReporter.com 'W.E.B. Griffin is the best chronicler of the U.S. military ever to put pen to paper - and rates among the best storyteller in any genre.' The Phoenix Gazette