Robert Ludlum's The Ares decision

 by Kyle Mills.   The latest Covert One thriller brings back Colonel Jon Smith and his cohorts in a tight and tense page-turner. A Special Forces team is sent to Uganda to eliminate a terrorist, but instead of taking him out, the entire squad is decimated. When Smith begins to investigate, the one surviving member commits suicide. Video surveillance seems to indicate the use of a parasite for controlling unwilling subjects. Smith recruits an expert in the field of parasitology along with an old friend to solve the bizarre puzzle and stop a madman from utilizing the bug as a weapon. Various subplots abound as well, adding to the complexity of the narrative. Mills is a fine writer of his action-centered thrillers in his own right, and he makes an inspired choice to continue the Ludlum-based series. This eighth Covert One novel is one of the best since Gayle Lynds was at the helm. Fans of the Ludlum style will have nothing but praise for this one. --Booklist (Check Catalog)