Finished The Paris Option by Robert Ludlum and Gayle Lynds. This thriller is part of a series of books about Covert-One agents who stop terrorism and other bad stuff from happening.

This book is about agent Jon Smith, who travels to Paris to find out what happened to a scientist who was working on a revolutionary DNA computer. The scientist’s lab was bombed, and one of Jon’s friends was hurt in the process. Jon soon finds himself trying to stop a deadly conspiracy that will have global ramifications — including a nuclear attack on the United States.

This book follows your standard thriller plotline. A new, dangerous technology is stolen, and it’s up to one guy to get it back before bad things happen. There are villains and sidekicks and double-crosses galore. Pretty typical stuff. Folks interested in computers will probably enjoy the descriptions of the DNA computer and how it works. Also, I enjoyed the descriptions of Paris and the other European locales. 

Overall, though, I’m giving this one a thumbs down just because there are much better Ludlum books out there. I’d suggest reading his original Bourne series or even the new ones penned by Eric Van Lustbader (I just bought the second one in that series for Wheezly).

Up next: What Would Wonder Woman Do? An Amazon’s Guide to the Working World by Jennifer Traig and Suzan Colon.

Books in my TBR pile: About 20. (What can I say? I went to the bookstore this weekend).