Sphinxes — James Patterson (1)

Readers first met Five Lowrey in The Thirteen a story of life love secret society intrigue and death on Ohio University s campus in the Fifties Sphinxes follows Five from his graduation into the world of spies Without a plan for the future he enlists in the Army s Counterintelligence Corps to escape the draft Five is well prepared for basic training by his fraternity s Hell Week ordeal After basic training Five learns the counter espionage trade at Fort Holabird Maryland His special skills as an artist gain him command attention and ultimate assignment to an elite CIC unit In the process he falls in love with post librarian Peggy Muldoon Five s first case takes him to France and to the Dordogne Valley with its medieval castles prehistoric caves and quaint villages With the help of Suret agent Gigi Marchant Five searches for a secret list of allied agents in Europe terminates an assassin and helps find a missing CIC agent As in The Thirteen Five s role in this Cold War era story is filled with colorful characters beautiful young women love affairs and fascinating detail