the search for a mysterious artifact leads to a trek across the globe in this thriller from the new york times-bestselling author of the bourne novels. in the french countryside, a man is brutally murdered. in a connecticut church, a priest is sacrificed. all in pursuit of an artifact rumored to possess mystical powers . . . the three-bladed weapon known as the prey dauw will make its owner the most feared man in the world, powerful enough to control all of asia and its drug trade. but there is still one piece left to find. new york lawyer chris haye and nypd lieutenant seve guarda are drawn into the bloody search when they learn their brothers have been killed. their quest for vengeance takes them from manhattan to france to the depths of southeast asia. but the man behind their brothers' savage murders will stop at nothing to gain the ultimate prize. from the acclaimed author of the nicholas linnear series and many other bestsellers, as well as the novels that continue the story of robert ludlum's jason bourne character, french kiss is packed with "suspense that is sustained to the final page" (los angeles times).