The Annihilation Protocol by Michael Laurence

The supporting characters were an odd assortment that enhanced the story line and the partnership with Layne added a needed dimension to the book. However, I would like a little more insight. There wasn’t a lot of time to see the private side of Mason, but there were a few glimpses that added depth and warmth to his character. Facing a mysterious weapon and the additional threat of nuclear destruction, can the team make the necessary connections in time to prevent more deaths? Who are the Thirteen and will the team find them? After narrowly preventing a major disaster in book two, Mason and his friends are now facing a mass murderer known as the Dragon. FBI Special Agent James Mason is meeting with his partner Special Agent Jessica Layne, an old friend, Gunnar Backstrom who is a computer and hacking expert, and Ramses Donovan, owner of a private night club with a lot of international connections.Ī syndicate known only as the Thirteen has been infiltrating governments and businesses for centuries.

It is the third book in the Extinction Agenda series and picks up soon after the end of book two, The Annihilation Protocol. The Elimination Threat by Michael Laurence is a well-written, engrossing, and scary-to-think-about technothriller with a conspiracy angle, some science, and a dash of history. Can Mason expose the lethal machinations of the cabal in time, or will the Thirteen finally make good on its elimination threat? And the secret to doing so lies buried in the past, in a dark union between the financial sector and an apocalyptic cult hellbent on remaking the world in its own image. With the fate of the nation’s capital hanging in the balance and the threat of nuclear destruction on the horizon, Mason’s team must unravel a conspiracy involving a greedy investment bank, a sadistic drug cartel, and a Russian energy company before it’s too late. After narrowly preventing the release of a toxic chemical weapon, they find themselves pitted against their most terrifying adversary yet: a mass murderer with a twisted signature and a true believer in the cause of the Thirteen known only as the Dragon. It’s more powerful than any nation, deadlier than any army, and only FBI Special Agent James Mason and his longtime friends stand in its way. For centuries, a mysterious syndicate known as the Thirteen has staged a silent coup, infiltrating governments and manipulating the course of world events.

The Annihilation Protocol by Michael Laurence