The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum

Aquitaine - in years gone by a mighty kingdom, symbol of power and domination.

Aquitaine now - no longer a kingdom, but the fearful symbol of a new obliterating power wielded by six warlords of the past, right-wing relicts of the Second World War: seemingly civilized men, they seek to mould history to their own will; to conquer the world, whatever the cost.

Pitted against them is lawyer Joel Converse, an unwilling adversary, a cool man converted to whitehot vengeance. Both hunter and hunted, he becomes the most wanted man in Europe, running alike from the forces of good and the forces of evil; a man alone, instrument of the violence he loathes, Converse is a puppet manipulated by both sides; his only object to stop the conspiracy before it is too late.

Robert Ludlum's novels head the international bestseller lists. In The Aquitaine Progression he has written a powerfully graphic story of action, carnage, and pursuit; it is a book which reeks of blood and betrayal.