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Book SynopsisFive people want to change the world - and one man must pay the price...A fast-paced, brilliant thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author Robert Ludlum.
In the Sultanate of Oman over two hundred hostages are being held at gunpoint. And the world watches helplessly as the madness begins. The spirit of the Mahdi is abroad, intent on complete financial and political domination.
Evan Kendrick, a quiet Congressman, is an unlikely hero. But in his past is a violence he cannot forget.
On the other side of the world, five very eccentric, very rich people are meeting. They are the Inheritors of Inver Brass. Their aim - to utterly transform the world. They seek a new saviour, an innocent messiah. Evan Kendrick is to be their unwilling victim...
Trade Review'Terrific entertainment...the tension is fierce, the pace killing.' - Cosmopolitan.
A writer who bests the bestsellers. - Daily Telegraph.
'Robert Ludlum is an ingenious storyteller with a wonderful and convincing imagination. His place as a bestselling novelist is assured.' - Mario Puzo.
'Non-stop action and end-of-chapter cliff-hangers... Ludlum at his best.' - Publishers Weekly.
