Once, Jason Bourne was notorious in the clandestine world of covert-ops as one of the CIA's most expert international killers for hire. Out of the ashes of his violent past he's emerged today as a Georgetown professor, living a quiet life, retired from danger--until he narrowly escapes the bullet of
Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne in The Bourne legacy: a novel
โ Scribed by Lustbader, Eric Van
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Year
- 2010;2005
- Tongue
- UND
- Weight
- 300 KB
- Edition
- ~
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0312999526
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
this Spy Fiction Thriller Is The Fourth Installment In The Bestselling Jason Bourne Series.
publishers Weekly
brick Seems Completely Comfortable Sitting In The Narrator's Seat Of Lustbader's (black Heart, Etc.) Substantial Espionage Thriller, Which Brings Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne Back For A Fourth Outing. Bourne's Peaceful Life As A Family Man And Teacher Of Eastern Studies At Georgetown University Is Brutally Interrupted By A Sudden Sniper Attack And The Double Murder Of His Two Best Friends. Framed For The Killings, Bourne Is Forced Back Into The Violent World He Had Hoped Never To Revisit. What Follows Is A Roller Coaster Ride Of Intrigue And Betrayal That Will Take Bourne Halfway Around The World In An Effort To Clear His Name. Along The Way, He Uncovers A Deadly Plot Against An Upcoming Summit On Terrorism. Brick Handles The Large Cast And International Settings With Ease, Keeping His Foreign Accents On The Light Side. Even When The Writing Strays Toward The Melodramatic, Brick Maintains His Straightforward Reading Style. While Some Transitions Happen So Quickly That Listeners May Be Confused As To Where They Are And Who Is Speaking, Brick Knows How To Keep The Action Moving And The Characters Grounded And Real. Simultaneous Release With The St. Martin's Hardcover (forecasts, June 7). (june) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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