wrd@tekigm2.UUCP (Bill Dippert) (02/03/86)
The following is a partial list of Ludlum books: LUDLUM, ROBERT The Aquitaine Progression The Bourne Identity The Bourne Supremacy The Chancellor Manuscript The Gemini Contenders The Holcroft Covenant The Matarese Circle The Matlock Paper The Osterman Weekend The Parsifal Mosaic The Rhinemann Exchange The Road to Gandolfo The Scarletti Inheritance Additions, corrections to: tektronix!tekigm2!wrd --Bill--
rjv@ihdev.UUCP (ron vaughn) (02/05/86)
In article <412@tekigm2.UUCP> wrd@tekigm2.UUCP (Bill Dippert) writes: >The following is a partial list of Ludlum books: > >LUDLUM, ROBERT > .... > The Road to Gandolfo ..... >tektronix!tekigm2!wrd you might mention that the road to gandolfo was originally published under a pen name. that looks like a complete list to me. do the other ludlum readers have that same feeling about his books? i mean, i'm a sucker for them, i've read them all, but DAMN if he doesn't use the same general theme over and over. the running joke around my apt. is: "remember that ludlum book, you know, the one where it's one guy against the world, and he's has to go under cover, and everyone think's he's the bad guy." and then someone (normally my roommate) replies, "yes! yes! and there's a couple of big plot twists, and the good guys turn out to be bad guys, and the hero travels to 7 countries, and somehow nazi's are involved, but he makes it in the end, even though a lot of people he cares about dies" "right!! that one." and of course, the title(s) is never mentioned well hell, with a few word changes, that almost describes most of his novels. when i think back on his books, i get all the plots crossed and confused. but like i said, i'm a sucker for them, i think they're fun to read. i liked ludlum's amex. (do you know me?) commercial, too! ron vaughn ...!ihnp4!ihdev!rjv