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The Bourne ultimatum

by Ludlum, Robert, 1927-2001,

Format: Book on CD 1990
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Northland Public Library Audio Books FIC LUDLUM (COMPACT DISVC)
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Summary
In the third installment of Robert Ludlum's Bourne series, David Webb, covertly known as Jason Bourne, and archenemy Carlos the Jackal are set for a deadly showdown. As a college professor with his spy days behind him, Webb must now assume his Bourne persona to save his family and prevent a political catastrophe.

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At a small-town carnival, two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed "Jason Bourne." Only they know Bourne's true identity and understand that the telegrams are really a message from Bourne's mortal enemy, Carlos, known also as the Jackal, the world's deadliest and most elusive terrorist. And furthermore, they know what the Jackal wants: a final confrontation with Bourne. Now David Webb, professor of Oriental studies, husband, and father, must do what he hoped never to do again--assume the terrible identity of Jason Bourne. His plan is simple: to infiltrate the politically and economically omnipotent Medusan group and use himself as bait to lure the cunning Jackal into a deadly trap--a trap from which only one of them will escape.

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Publisher's Weekly Review: "The literary faults and stylistic excesses that characterized The Icarus Agenda , The Gemini Contenders and other of Ludlum's works are present in his latest mammoth thriller, but fans will nonetheless cheer the return of his most popular character, David Webb, aka Jason Bourne, the assassin who never was. When the international terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal penetrates his civilian identity, Webb must again assume the Bourne persona to protect his wife and small children. In their renewed struggle, the two master assassins uncover the revived existence of Medusa, the sinister alliance that originally led to the establishment of the Bourne identity. In action that moves from the U.S. to Montserrat to Paris before concluding in Moscow, Bourne and his allies prove incredibly inept, barely escaping the Jackal's traps and failing in their repeated attempts to ambush him. The Ludlum trademarks are present: improbable bloodbaths, repetitive action, stilted and off-the-point conversations and--most annoying--the use of italicized words or entire paragraphs to simulate passion. This is formula writing that delivers even less than its meager promise. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information
Series Ludlum, Robert, 1927-2001. Bourne trilogy ; 3.
#1 - The Bourne identity
#2 - The Bourne supremacy
#3 - The Bourne ultimatum
#4 - The Bourne legacy
#5 - The Bourne betrayal
#6 - The Bourne sanction
#7 - The Bourne deception
#8 - The Bourne objective
#9 - The Bourne dominion
#10 - The Bourne imperative
#11 - The Bourne retribution
#12 - The Bourne ascendancy
#13 - The Bourne enigma
#14 - The Bourne initiative
#15 - The Bourne evolution
#16 - The Bourne treachery
#17 - The Bourne sacrifice
Subjects Carlos, -- the Jackal -- Fiction.
Terrorists -- Fiction.
Adventure fiction.
Spy stories.
Audiobooks.
Publisher New York :Random House Audio,1990
Contributors McGavin, Darren, 1922-2006, narrator.
Participants/Performers Read by Darren McGavin.
Language English
Notes Abridged.
Compact discs.
Description 3 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN 9780739342992
0739342991
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