The Matlock Paper

SUMMARY: The name on the computer screen is James Barbous Matlock. Vietnam veteran. College professor. He's Washington's choice to stop a far-reaching conspiracy, an undercover assignment destined to put Matlock's neck against the razor's edge of danger. And the faceless men in Washington don't care if it means savaging the women Matlock loves, or trapping Matlock in a maze of unrelenting terror. They care about just one thing: that Matlock is the perfect man for the job...for a reason that is disturbing, violent, and extremely deadly.From the Paperback edition. The silver-coated paper found on a dead man has found its way around the world. While the writing on it is Corsican, it is understood by all who see it as an invitation to an urgent meeting of the overlords of crime James Barbour Matlock, a Vietnam veteran and college professor, undertakes a secret mission which could not only harm the woman he loves, but may also put his own life in jeopardy