Books like The Parsifal mosaic by Robert Ludlum
The world of Michael Havelock blows apart when his lover and double agent, Jenna Karats, is gunned down by his own agency on a moonlit Costa Brava beach. Stripped of his career and hope, Havelock refuses to return to the spy game—until a frantic sighting on a crowded Roman train platform shows Jenna alive. Suddenly he is targeted by both U.S. and Russian assassins and caught in a sprawling web of treachery that culminates in a global conspiracy controlled by the mysterious mole Parsifal. Racing around the world, Havelock must unmask the traitorous mastermind and protect himself from those who want him dead.
This thriller weaves international intrigue with personal betrayal, offering a high‑stakes chase across Europe and beyond as the protagonist confronts the ultimate question: who truly will let him live?
First publish date: 1982
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Robert Ludlum
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