Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Objective (Jason Bourne) - Hardcover

Van Lustbader, Eric

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0446539813 ISBN 13: 9780446539814

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Facing down mercenaries in Africa, Jason Bourne witnesses the death of an art dealer named Tracy Atherton. Her killing dredges up snatches of Bourne's impaired memory, in particular the murder of a young woman on Bali who entrusted him with a strangely engraved ring­­-an artifact of such powerful significance that people have killed to obtain it. Now he's determined to find the ring's owner and purpose. But Bourne never knows what terrible acts he'll discover he committed when he digs into the past.

The trail will lead him through layers of conspiracy to a vicious Russian mercenary, Leonid Arkadin, who was also a graduate of the Central Intelligence training program Treadstone. A covert course designed to create ruthless assassins for C.I., it was shuttered by Congress for corruption. Yet before it was dismantled, it produced Bourne and Arkadin, giving them equal skills, equal force, and equal cunning.

As Bourne's destiny circles closer to Arkadin's, it becomes clear that the eventual collision of these men is not of their own making. Someone else has been watching and manipulating them. Someone who wants to know, Who is the more deadly agent?

About this title

About the Author

ROBERT LUDLUM was the author of twenty-seven novels, each one a New York Times bestseller. There are more than 225 million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages. He is the author of The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Chancellor Manuscript, and the Jason Bourne series--The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum--among others. Mr. Ludlum passed away in March 2001. To learn more, visit www.Robert-Ludlum.com.

ERIC VAN LUSTBADER is most widely known as the New York Times bestselling author of twenty international bestselling thrillers including Ninja and Black Heart. He is also the author of two successful and highly regarded series of fantasy novels, The Sunset Warrior Cycle and The Pearl Saga. His novels have been translated into over twenty languages. www.ericvanlustbader.com

From AudioFile

Jason Bourne hits the ground running as he seeks an important artifact at the same time that he tantalizingly uncovers bits of his impaired memory. The trail of deadly mayhem moves through Africa and Bali, and ultimately involves a Russian mercenary who was part of the same covert CIA training program as Bourne. This installment explores secret societies, amassed gold, and hidden temples. Bourne fans will enjoy the audio portions peppered with gunfire and other realistic sound effects. Scott Sowers ably narrates various foreign accents, as well as Bourne's youthful and jaded vocalizations. Sowers delivers the book's nonstop action by speeding up his performance as we follow the characters through one fast-paced chase scene after another. The background music gives the story the feel of a movie. A.W. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0446539813
• ISBN 13: 9780446539814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448