The Cry of the HalidonMass Market Paperbound, 1 November 1996

Alex McAuliff has received an offer he can't refuse: two million dollarsfor a geological survey of Jamaica's dark interior. All Dunstone, Limited, requires is his time, his expertise, and his absolute secrecy. Noone--not even McAuliff's handpicked team--can know of Dunstone's involvement.

But British Intelligence is aware of the deal and they've let Alex in ona secret of their own: the last survey team Dunstone dispatched to Jamaicavanished without a trace. Now it's too late to turn back. Alex alreadyknows about Dunstone...which means he knows too much.

From the moment he lands in Jamaica, Alex is a marked man. But whowants him dead? Dunstone? A rival company? Or British Intelligence? Here in anisland paradise where even a beautiful woman might be a spy, every movecould be his last, and his only clue to survival is a single mysterious word: Halidon.

First published under the pseudonym Jonathan Ryder, "The Cry of the Halidon" is vintage entertainment from suspense master RobertLudlum.

"If a Pulitzer Prize were awarded for escapist fiction, Robert Ludlum undoubtedly would have won it. Ten times over."
"--Mobile Register"