The Matarese Countdown

Robert Ludlum

ISBN 10: 0006496784 / ISBN 13: 9780006496786

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Matarese Countdown

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis:

A stunning thriller for the twenty-first century from the world’s number one storyteller.

The Matarese dynasty, first encountered in The Matarese Circle, is back in all its questionable glory and evil. And the one man with enough knowledge to stop it, CIA case officer Cameron Pryce, may not have enough time. His challenge: to follow the trail of blood money and stone-cold killers to the heart of this deadly conspiracy. To do so, he must enlist the help of legendary retired agent, Brandon Scofield – the only man ever to penetrate the Matarese and survive – entice him out of his Caribbean hideaway and back to the Matarese circle of death.

As the noose tightens and the panic spreads, Scofield discovers that the Matarese web has broken new ground – deep inside the CIA.

Review:

In the audio version of Robert Ludlum's espionage thriller, The Matarese Countdown, the confident voice of actor Stephen Lang (Broadway credits include Hamlet, Death of a Salesman, and A Few Good Men) sets the stage. "He jumped out of the raft and pulled it between the rocks to the sand, securing it to the trunk of a palm ... it was time for the hunt, and hopefully luck would be part of it." And so the chase is on. Lang leads us through a suspenseful tale of incestuous corporate corruption and free-market murder.

With his customary polish, Ludlum has devised a mind-bending plot that twists and turns through a complex maze of deadly consequences, pitting his team of heroes against a vicious and all-powerful evil empire. As in the popular prequel, The Matarese Circle, Lang uses his impressive vocal talents to create characters whose accented voices, regional dialects, and identifiable speech patterns heighten the drama. Some might consider the performance over the top, but it is nonetheless skilful and helps carry the action in this far-reaching tale of international intrigue.