"Serves as a fine introduction for those unfamiliar with those works written by Ludlum during his lifetime?’

--Bookreporter.com

"An intense, powerful novel, rich in detail, complex plotring, and characterization.., chilling...the rapid pace of this book and the exhilarating twists to the story make it next to impossible to put down...excellent."

--Affaire de Coeur

On Parrish Island, off the coast of Virginia, there is a psychiatric facility that is never visited. Far from prying eyes, the government keeps former intelligence employees whose psychiatric states of mind make them a security risk. Former Consular Operations agent Hal Ambler is one of the few who is such a threat that he is kept heavily medicated and closely watched. But there’s one critical difference between Ambler and the other patients in the facility--Ambler isn’t crazy...

With the help of a sympathetic nurse, Hal manages to clear his mind of the drug-induced haze and executes a daring escape. On the loose, Ambler is out to discover who had him stashed in the psychiatric hospital, and why. But friends and Iongtime associates don’t recognize him, and there are no official records of any person named Hal Ambler. With his unknown enemies closing in on him, Ambler has to uncover the truth of who he is, and why someone is willing to risk everything to see him dead...