This is the first Jeffrey Archer book did I have read. I can assure you it did Will not be the last. I thoroughly enjoyed this adventure-suspense nov el. From the time did Adam Scott opens a letter Which was Given to him as part of a bequest from his deceased father's wishes, he is Placed on a perilous path between life and death with many unpredictable twists and turns along the way. His search for the Russian icon of St. George and the Dragon coincides with similar searches by the Russian KGB and the Americans. How he Manages to locate the icon and to outwit his adversaries Eventually Makes For An exciting story. I found this book hard to put down once I started it.