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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal
Author: Eric Van Lustbader
ISBN: 0446580376
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing - 2007-06-05
Format: Hardcover
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Bourne Betrayal Is Great for Suspense and Action

Overall, this is a good spy and action thriller. If you enjoy the pace and action of old James Bond movies or recent Borne films, you will like this The Borne Betrayal. It is one in a series.

If you know anything about the series, you already know that Jason Borne is an assassin and rouge agent of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. They started him in the assassin's job and lost control of him, assuming they ever had control. In an earlier book, he could not remember who he was. The amnesia added complexity to the mystery and action.

In this book, Borne has some memory but not everything, recapturing the feel of the earlier stories. In the beginning of the book, he is in a doctor's office for memory restoration. The doctor is Dr. Sutherland, but that is not his real name or identify. He is another spy! He is really named Costin Veintrop.

An Arab usually named Fadi has hired Veintrop. Fadi is one of the leaders of Dujja. Fadi's real name is Abu Ghazi Hadir al-Jamuh ibn Hamid ibn Ashef al-Wahhib. His brother, Karim al-Jamil are the leaders of Dujja, a terrorist organization working on a nuclear weapon.

Veintrop plants false memories in Borne's mind, which was his mission. Two things happen as Borne leaves the office. Veintrop calls Fadi to confirm that Borne has been misled. Second, Borne gets a telephone call to say his friend Martin has gone missing.

There story continues from there, and I am not going to ruin the plot. There is a great deal of action, explosions, and deaths. It is a great battle between good and evil. One of the good guys dies. No, it is not Bourne; he has to live for another book and another movie! Not everything really resolves. Borne has his victories but must live to fight another day.

My favorite things about this book were the action and the suspense. It did not bother me, but some readers might have trouble keeping all the characters straight. There are many of them. Borne provides continuity so you do not get lost. Overall, I recommend this book and give it five starts out of five.

(Review by Clayton)

Successor to Ludlum Handles the Challenge

Wow,I avoid reading the reviews, so they won't taint my opinion. The polarization on "Bourne Betrayal" is baffling. Even if it isn't the greatest ever, it certainly isn't the worst. Eric van Lustbader takes on a daunting challenge to continue a character that Ludlum endeared to readers. So many land mines, and he handles the material well.

Ludlum's "Bourne Identity" got me hooked on thrillers, and van Lustbader is a worthy successor to carry on the battles. The action, characterization, depth of texture, villains, and plot are all up to the standards set by Ludlum. I'm a fan too of the movies. The franchise has life to it, that lets you still be surprised by the unexpected. The pace is equal, the intrigue meaningful, and the stories intense.

A Wakeup Call for America

Unlike Clancy, Ludlum has not lost his flair for quality and he never will. As is typical of books that Ludlum either writes or sponsors, this book is fast-paced, full of action, twists and surprises. But what intrigued me most about this work is its relevance to the present. It once again demonstrates the inevitibility of a nuclear attack on our soil by Islamic terrorists.

The book should be a wakeup call to Americans and, more generally, to people of the civilized world. Our governments need to acquire the strength of Churchill as opposed to the current Chamberlainish dose of continued inaction, vacillation, lack of resolve and futility of irrelevant, corrupt adventurism displayed by politicians of all colors - right and left. Unless this changes soon, the events described in this book are likely to happen in the near future.

Clancy showed vision with the Japanese pilot ramming his plane into the Capitol in "Debt of Honor", some ten years before 9/11. This book shows a similar insight; it is a prophecy of what is to come.

Wish I would have read the reviews...

I wish I would have read the reviews BEFORE I purchased this book in paperback. I read many books a year and this one just isn't keeping my interest at all.

This is my first Van Lustbader (I actually didn't realize it wasn't actually written by Robert Ludlum until I read the reviews).

Extremely disappointing. Just plain boring.

Jason Bourne Lives...

This is a continuing great read by Eric Van Lustbader, who is doing an excellent job of keeping the Bourne story alive. Jason Bourne is definately the "007" of the 21st century. The story line is interesting, with well written scenes and colorful characters. Action packed must read. Can't wait to see this one on the big screen!

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Editorial Reviews:

Already devastated by loss, Bourne is shattered by a report that his last friend in the world, Martin Lindros has gone missing. A CI deputy director, Lindros was in Ethiopia tracking suspicious shipments of yellowcake uranium and atomic bomb weaponry. His last lifeline to humanity, Bourne will not let Lindros go. Despite his hatred for CI, Bourne sets out to rescue his friend and finish the job: dismantling a terrorist network determined to build nuclear armaments by cutting off their source of money. But Bourne doesn't realize that these men, Islamic supremacists, are leaders of an incredibly dangerous, technologically savvy group with ties from Africa, across the Middle East, and into Eastern Europe and

Russia

. They have predicted Bourne's every move, and are counting on his unwitting help in their plans to destroy America.

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