Robert Ludlum

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I believe I have read every book Robert Ludlum has written sofar. I don't know wether I like the Bourne-books of the humerous ones (The roads to Gandolfo and Omaha) better, but all that I've read by Ludlum, was above average - except for The Osterman Weekend.

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The Apocalypse Watch

[cover] American agent Harry Latham has prenetrated the fortresslike mountain hideaway of the Brotherhood of the Watch, a neo-Nazi organization that was born in the days after the fall of the Third Reich. After three years in deep cover, Latham has suddenly disappeared. His brother Drew, Special Officer for Consular Operations in Paris, is frantic to discover Harry's fate. But when Harry resurfaces, he's carrying dangerous cargo: an explosive list of the secret supports of the Brotherhood, including high-ranking US officials. Why has the Brotherhood let him live? Can Drew Latham still trust his own brother? Drew's search for the truth about Harry and the growing Nazi threat to the free world will plunge him into a labyrinth of deceit and death.

Well, judging by theese two reviews I came across, The Apocalypse Watch is not up to Ludlums usual standard:

Life's too short for books like that. I've read most of Ludlum's former - really thrilling - novels. But this book was so dispappointing that I will never again touch one of his works. If an author concocts a story about Germans - good or bad - than he should try to give the impression that he has looked into the subject. Mr Ludlum is not even sure about the German language. His characters use words which are either antiquated, misspelled or simply imcomprehensible. Which makes it a funny book but not a good one. The story is naive and the book is absolutely "putdownable". I didn't do that because I've never before put a book down. Well, it was a hard time.

mbetsher@aol.com
I can't believe I read the whole thing. Drew Latham as a member of the least intelligent intelligence service ever imagined, fights neo-nazis and their plan to create the Fourth Reich. No one sleeps as Drew is marked for death by the neo's death squads (he actually counts how often he's been attacked in the last 24//36/48 hours). Ludlum, whose works I have previously known as adapted for film and tv, shows that it is possible to get anything printed. I kept reading hoping there would be a hook, something that would bring me in, incredibly he's mananged to lower my expectations at each step...and then failed to meet them.

The Aquitaine Progression; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

The Bourne Identity; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

The Bourne Supremacy; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75; Descriptive information available.

The Bourne Ultimatum; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

The Chancellor Manuscript; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

The Cry of the Halidon; Jonathan Cry of the Halidon Ryder, Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $5.25

Gemini Contenders; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

The Holcroft Covenant; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

Icarus Agenda; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

The Matarese Circle; Robert ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75; Descriptive information available.

The Matlock Paper; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

The Osterman Weekend; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

The Parsifal Mosaic Vol 1; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

The Rhinemann Exchange; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

The Road to Gandolfo; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75; Descriptive information available.

The Road to Omaha; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75; Descriptive information available.

Scarlatti Inheritance; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

The Scorpio Illusion; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

Trevayne; Robert Ludlum; Mass Market Paperback; $6.75

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