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Robert Ludlum


Born
in New York City, The United States
May 25, 1927

Died
March 12, 2001

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Genre
Thriller, Crime


Robert Ludlum was a titan of the suspense genre, whose name became synonymous with the modern international spy thriller. Before amassing a staggering readership estimated between 300 and 500 million copies, Ludlum forged a career in the theater as a Marine veteran turned actor and producer. This theatrical background proved foundational to his literary success; he often credited his sense of pacing and "what-happens-next" urgency to his years on stage. Writing from his home in New Jersey, he crafted 27 novels characterized by "lone wolf" protagonists battling shadowy global conspiracies, corrupt corporations, and clandestine military organizations.
Ludlum is most famous as the creator of Jason Bourne, the amnesiac assassin who first appeare ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 1,130,376 ratings · 19,469 reviews · 633 distinct works • Similar authors
The Bourne Identity (Jason ...
4.05 avg rating — 442,497 ratings — published 1980 — 239 editions
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The Bourne Supremacy (Jason...
4.11 avg rating — 182,639 ratings — published 1986
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The Bourne Ultimatum (Jason...
4.08 avg rating — 67,573 ratings — published 1990
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The Matarese Circle (Matare...
4.07 avg rating — 42,374 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions
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The Icarus Agenda
3.98 avg rating — 32,091 ratings — published 1988 — 102 editions
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The Aquitaine Progression
3.97 avg rating — 20,220 ratings — published 1984 — 98 editions
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The Matlock Paper
3.90 avg rating — 15,041 ratings — published 1973 — 23 editions
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The Scarlatti Inheritance
3.89 avg rating — 14,955 ratings — published 1971 — 116 editions
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The Gemini Contenders
3.91 avg rating — 14,066 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions
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The Rhinemann Exchange
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Series by Robert Ludlum

The Bourne Identity The Bourne Supremacy The Bourne Ultimatum
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“I mean, we're all trying to find out who the hell we are, aren't we?”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity
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“Well, let me tell you, gentlemen, the games of the devil are not restricted to those confined to hell. Others can play them.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Ultimatum
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“The success of any trap lies in its fundamental simplicity. The reverse trap by the nature of its single complication must be swift and simpler still.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity
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June 2021 - Crime

Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain (1893) 160 pages
 
  9 votes, 29.0%

The Asphalt Jungle by W.R. Burnett (1949) 230 pages
 
  7 votes, 22.6%

The Godfather by Mario Puzo (1969) 448 pages
 
  6 votes, 19.4%

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum (1980) 566 pages
 
  5 votes, 16.1%

 
  4 votes, 12.9%

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