Read by Jeremy Davidson. — Macmillan Audio, 2006. — 64 kbps.
In Europe for a crucial NATO summit in Warsaw, US President John Henry Harris is ordered by a secret cabal within his own administration to have the president of France and the chancellor of Germany assassinated. Refusal, he knows, will mean his death. Afraid to trust anyone, the president flees for his life. Pursued by the Secret Service, the CIA, and Spanish Intelligence, who believe he is the victim of foul play, Harris joins forces with rogue detective Nicholas Marten and the beautiful but enigmatic French photo-journalist Demi Picard. Together the three uncover one of the most secretive and brutally powerful groups the world has ever known, a brotherhood of blood that will stop at nothing.
For 500 years this despotic order of the supremely rich and powerful has kept a secret manuscript by Machiavelli: The Covenant, a terrifying blueprint for gaining and keeping political power, hidden under heavy guard, and worshiped like some divine doctrine. Bonded by complicity in ritual murder and dedicated to a singular vision of global domination, over the centuries they have prospered far beyond any dreams of power and avarice. Outmanned, outnumbered, and outgunned, three people now stand alone against it: Nicholas Marten, Demi Picard, and John Henry Harris, president of the United States.
A global conspiracy against the heads of government of the world's leading states.
The secret union "Covenant" has spread its tentacles everywhere. His goal is absolute power over everything, including the souls of people. At any cost, any blood, by any means. For this is what Machiavelli, the author of the famous “The Prince,” commanded, a spiritual teacher who blesses his faithful disciples from the past.
Who can stop evil? And is there still time left to do this?
Allan Folsom is one of the best action novelists working today. His name is ranked with such recognized masters of this genre as Robert Ludlam, Alistair Maclean, Frederick Forsyth.