The Chancellor Manuscript - Softcover

Ludlum, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553260944 ISBN 13: 9780553260946

Publisher: Bantam, 1981

Synopsis

"Did" J. Edgar Hoover die a natural death?...or was he murdered? Inver Brass -- a group of high-minded and high-placed intellectuals who see a monstrous threat to the country in Hoover's unethical use of his scandal-ridden private files. They decide to do away with him -- quietly, efficiently, with no hint of impropriety. Until best-selling thriller writer Peter Chancellor stumbles onto information that makes his precious books like harmless fairy tales.

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Review:

Praise for Robert Ludlum and The Chancellor Manuscript

"[The Chancellor Manuscript] exerts a riveting appeal, as it seems to justify our worst nightmares of what really goes on in the so-called intelligence community in Washington."--The New York Times Book Review

"Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined."--The New York Times

"Engrossing . . . pure, adrenaline-raising escapism."--King Features Syndicate

"A roaring ride on a roller coaster of suspense."--The Pittsburgh Press

"Powerhouse momentum . . . as shrill as the siren on the prowl car."--Kirkus Reviews

"A complex scenario of inventive double-crossing."--Chicago Sun-Times

Book Description:

Did J. Edgar Hoover die a natural death - or was he murdered? A top-notch thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author Robert Ludlum.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0553260944
• ISBN 13: 9780553260946
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448