The Fifth Doctrine

When your existence is the result of a secret government genetic experiment and a CIA kill team is targeting you, you probably shouldn't refuse an offer of a job in exchange for calling the agency off. But Bianca St. Ives trusts no one, even if it's a spy-for-hire she desires who keeps turning up like a bad penny. Colin Rogan has two goals: get the beautiful ex-spy to work for his alphabet organization and make her trust him. He'd also like to get further than first base with her, but then she'd have to be unarmed and he knows that's not likely. Readers will enjoy a lightning-fast pace, amazing premise, and larger-than-life yet credible characters in Robards's third sophisticated whodunit spy novel (after The Moscow Deception) with attitude. The conversational dialog accented with spy-speak provides a bird's-eye view of the goings-on of an enigmatic, loyal, and lethal protagonist and the banter between Bianca and her nemesis Colin is terrific.