BY: The Estate of Robert Ludlum, DATE: 2006, AVAILABLE: Amazon, Chapters Indigo
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Robert Ludlum was the prolific author of 27 novels, including the Jason Bourne series. His books have been published in 33 languages and in 40 countries. Before becoming an author, Ludlum was an actor and theatrical producer. He was a well-known proponent of conspiracy theories, including that terrorists are pawns of governments and organizations who are using them to establish authoritarian rule. Ludlum died at his Florida home in 2001 under somewhat suspicious circumstances.
“Contains the trademark elements of a Ludlum novel…good concepts, deceptions and actions…” (bookreporter)
ABOUT:
A fired field agent, Todd Belknap, searches for a fellow agent who has been abducted abroad. An American citizen, Andrea Bancroft, must sit on her wealthy family’s board to inherit six million dollars. Belknap and Bancroft join forces to find out the identity of “Genesis” who has the power to destabilize the world order and kill millions. Their endeavour takes them all over the world, including Estonia. Belknap arrives in Tallinn disguised as a choir director for a song festival type competition. He meets up with everyone from former KGB agents to the Prime Minister. Apparently, Estonia is integral to saving the world.
QUOTES:
“When the plane landed at the Tallinn airport. ‘It’s going to be a madhouse in there…Estonia’s choral festival is practically the Olympics of the vocal arts. Did you know that a majority of Estonians belong to a chorus? It’s in their blood.’”
“…former apparatchiks who regarded the place as a picturesque province of a rightful Russian Empire.”
“He caught a glimpse of a furled Union Jack projecting over a bar. A sign below said NIMETA BAAR, with the words Jack Lives Here…a feeble attempt at appealing to nascent Anglophilia. It was another instance of a phenomenon ubiquitous in developing regions – nostalgia without memory.”
REVIEWS:
“Never quite comes to a boil, even with all the corpses.” (KIRKUS)
“Contains the trademark elements of a Ludlum novel…good concepts, deceptions and actions…as well as few twists to keep the pages turning and the reader guessing.” (bookreporter)
