The cry of the Halidon
By: Robert Ludlum.
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9780553576146
Subjects: Geological surveys -- Fiction; Jamaica -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: From the bestselling master of the high-voltage international thriller comes a must-read for every fan of vintage Ludlum. A scientist receives an offer he can't refuse--two million dollars for a geoogical survey of Jamaica's dark interior. But when British Intelligence gets wind of his mission, they let him in on a little secret--the last survey team never came back.  Alex McAuliff has received an offer he can't refuse: two million dollars for  a geological survey of Jamaica's dark interior.  All Dunstone, Limited,  requires is his time, his expertise, and his absolute secrecy.  No one--not  even McAuliff's handpicked team--can know of Dunstone's involvement. But British Intelligence is aware of the deal and they've let Alex in on a  secret of their own: the last survey team Dunstone dispatched to Jamaica vanished without a trace.  Now it's too late to turn back.  Alex already knows about Dunstone...which means he knows too much. From the moment he lands in Jamaica, Alex is a marked man.  But who wants him  dead?  Dunstone?  A rival company?  Or British Intelligence?  Here in an island paradise where even a beautiful woman might be a spy, every move could  be his last, and his only clue to survival is a single mysterious word:  Halidon.
Notes: Previously published in 1974 under the name Jonathan Ryder.