Synopsis
Following the success of The Apocalypse Watch and the smashing return of the vintage Ludlum novel, The Cry of the Halidon, Robert Ludlum, the unsurpassed master of the international super-thriller, has crafted another tale filled with suspense, deception, serpentine plot twists, and explosive revelations--his 21st high-voltage novelThe Matarese Circle,Robert Ludlum's multimillion-copy spellbinder, introduced a treacherous international cabal of powerbrokers and their hired assassins. More than twenty years ago, the top CIA and KGB agents joined together to ensure that, in an explosive act, the Matarese conspiracy went up in flames. But now Robert Ludlum, the unsurpassed master of suspense, returns with a stunning thriller for the twenty-first century. . . and like a phoenix from the ashes, the terror has reappeared. Secret deals are in the making, massive mysterious transactions steeped in corruption and murder. The players stand at the highest pinnacles of global finance and government. It is an unprecedented consolidation of money, power, and ruthlessness. Their ultimate aim: worldwide economic domination and all it entails. . . by whatever means necessary. The Matarese dynasty is back in all its glory and evil. And the one man with enough knowledge to stop it, CIA case officer Cameron Pryce, may not have enough time. The Matarese countdown has begun and Pryce's only chance to cut it off is to follow the trail of blood money and stone-cold killers to the heart of this deadliest conspiracy. From the Hamptons to Monte Carlo to London's Belgrave Square, Matarese assassins have already struck with brutal efficiency, eliminating all who stand in their way. But on Spain's Costa del Sol, one victim survived long enough to breathe these dying words: "Find Beowulf Agate" --words that reverberate all the way to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Beowulf Agate is the code name for legendary retired agent Brandon Scofield, the only man ever to penetrate the Matarese and survive. Now Cameron Pryce has to draw Scofield and his wife, Antonia, out of their Caribbean paradise hideaway and back to a place they thought they'd never have to go again--back into the Matarese circle of death. For from the oil fields of the Persian Gulf to the boardrooms of Manhattan, from the hills of Corsica to the halls of power in Washington, the circle is closing, the noose is tightening, the panic is spreading. And Pryce has made a chilling discovery: the Matarese have broken new ground. . .deep inside the CIA. The Matarese Countdown is Robert Ludlum at his best, as he delivers a terrifying and persuasive vision of worldwide financial mastery that could only happen today.

Product Identifiers
ISBN-10	0553106678
ISBN-13	9780553106671


Key Details
Author	Robert Ludlum
Number Of Pages	487 pages
Format	Hardcover
Publication Date	1997-10-13
Language	English
Publisher	Bantam Books
Publication Year	1997

Dimensions
Weight	2 pounds
Height	1.4 In.
Width	6.2 In.
Length	9.2 In.

Target Audience
Group	Trade

Classification Method
LCCN	97-018227
LC Classification Number	PS3562.U26M3 1997
Dewey Decimal	813/.54
Dewey Edition	21

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Subject	Mystery, Thriller