The Assassination Option is the latest in the Clandestine Operations crime series (Jove) by W.E.B. Griffin, following Captain James Cronley as he navigates the dangerous and deadly world of international intrigue after World War II. James Cronley's first successful mission for the new Central Intelligence Directorate has drawn all kinds of attention, including that from the Soviets, his own Pentagon and a seething J. Edgar Hoover. Cronley knows that if just one thing goes wrong, he's likely to get thrown to the wolves. And he thinks he hears them howling now.