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The international scope of The Informationist— the action blasts from the USA to Europe to Africa — will more than satisfy fans of Robert Ludlum, John LeCarré and Frederick Forsyth.
Great review for The Informationist by Taylor Stevens!
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2011-03-05-informationist_N.htm
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Applying the Spycraft
I was watching a piece on CBS News Sunday with the title of ‘based on a novel by . . . “
It featured none other than the master spymaker, John LeCarre. Few of us can forget the Cold War and the novelists whose stock-in-trade were those “spies” who applied their craft, and by doing so kept us safe.
LeCarre, in 22 novels, revealed the frailties of the human condition and exploited it, building up tension in the reader with characters that lived in the shadows, dark and mysterious. LeCarre, along with Len Deighton, Frederick Forsyth, and Ken Follett showed us the face of British counter intelligence.
Gradually, US spy novelists came to par in the genre created and dominated by British writers. The Scarlatti Inheritance caused Robert Ludlum to be regarded as the first American spymaster. In the 1970s, former CIA operative Charles McCarry began the Paul Christopher series with The Tears of Autumn. The first American techno-thriller was Clancy’s The Hunt for Red October. It introduced CIA analyst, turned field agent, Jack Ryan.
With the end of the Cold War the genre went on hiatus. Spies lost their luster and relevance. No secrets needed exposure, or so we thought . . .! To survive, the novelists had to re-invent (more…)
Bestselling Author Gayle Lynds Launches New Thriller Series with The Book of Spies
Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Spymaster, The Coil, Masquerade, and Mosaic has released The Book of Spies (St. Martin’s Press, March 2010), the first novel in her new thriller series. Signed first editions of The Book of Spies are available at VJ Books (http://www.vjbooks.com).
The Library of Gold is not your average local library-it’s a long-lost archive containing gold-covered, bejeweled books dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks. The Book of Spies-one of the volumes from the Library of Gold-has surfaced and along with it the secret book club that owns the legendary Library of Gold. The club consists of a league of the world’s most powerful men – men who will do anything to achieve their aims and protect their interests.
When the CIA discovers a connection between the legendary library and a bank account linked to terrorists, they turn to rare books curator Eva Blake for help. Soon an attempt is made on Eva’s life. Determined not only to survive but to uncover… (more…)
Ludlum Franchise Keep Growing
Earlier this month, Grand Central signed a new contract for one of its bestsellers, Robert Ludlum. The deal was for two more thrillers featuring the amnesiac hit man Jason Bourne, as well as two books with the retired government operative introduced in the 2002 bestseller, The Janson Directive.That the Ludlum brand is nearly as strong today as when he was alive is more than a stroke of good luck (and Hollywood intervention). Ludlum’s agent, Henry Morrison (who represents the author’s estate), said he had numerous talks with the author about ways to rely on more than just backlist after Ludlum was gone. (Ludlum died in 2001, but had had major heart surgery in the early 1990s, and that’s when, Morrison said, conversations about a posthumous publishing plan began.)
The first prong of the plan was to ensure there were new novels from Ludlum after he died. To that end, Ludlum wrote a handful of manuscripts that Morrison said “he didn’t really polish,” with the intention that they would be edited and released after he died. One of them became The (more…)
Crichton is the lastest author to publish from the grave
HarperCollins will publish new Michael Crichton novels, The New York Times announced yesterday. Crichton, famously known as the creator of the television series ER and the author of Jurassic Park died last November of cancer. This has not stopped HarperCollins from scheduling a publication date — November 24 — for his new novel, called Pirate Latitudes. Crichton’s assistant found the adventure tale among the author’s computer files. Crichton (more…)
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Deception due in June
The Bourne Deception picks up where The Bourne Sanction left off. Jason Bourne’s nemesis Arkadin is still hot on his trail and the two continue their struggle, reversing roles of hunter and hunted. When Bourne is ambushed and badly wounded, he fakes his death and goes into hiding. In safety, he takes on a new identity, and begins a mission to find out who tried to assassinate him. Jason begins to question who he really is, how much of him is tied up in the Bourne identity, and what he would become if that was suddenly taken away from him. Meanwhile, an American passenger airliner is shot down over Egypt by what seems to be an Iranian missile. A massive global investigative team is assembled to get at the truth of the situation before it can escalate into an international scandal. Jason Bourne’s search for the man who shot him intersects with the search for the people that brought down the airliner, leading Bourne into one of the most deadly and challenging situations he has ever encountered.With the threat of a new world war brewing, Bourne finds himself in a race against time to uncover the truth and find the person behind his assault, all the while being stalked by his unknown nemesis.
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Studio Nabs Future Bourne Rights
(movies.ign.com, Nov. 21 2008, Orlando Parfitt)
Universal wants the Bourne series to become their answer to the James Bond franchise, according to Variety.
They report that the studio has signed a deal with the estate of Bourne author Robert Ludlum (who died in 2001) that gives them exclusive rights to the character and first look at other Ludlum novels.
The deal smooths the road for further installments in the lucrative series, which has grossed the studio over $1 billion worldwide.
Jeffrey Weiner, who manages all the output based on the late author’s work, said: “Universal has done such an excellent job with the first three films that they deserve the opportunity to keep Jason Bourne at the studio forever.”
Initially intended to be a trilogy, there is now a fourth Bourne film in development. Matt Damon is reprising his role as the super-skilled former spy, whilst Paul Greengrass will again direct. The film will hit screens in summer 2010.
The contract also gives Universal first dibs on other non-Bourne Ludlum works, with over 25 of the author’s novels yet to be made into films. The studio themselves are currently developing thriller The Sigma Protocol, but they lost out on The Materese Circle, which went to MGM.