Robert Ludlum, Thriller and Mystery Writer
Robert Ludlum Usually Had One Major Character Who was in Trouble with a Group of People
Ludlum wrote some 29 thrillers that were all on the New York Times bestselling list, among them was "The Bourne Identity", which was made into a movie. Because of his popularity his books have been translated into 32 different languages. He also wrote under two other names that some people are not aware of, Michael Shepard and Jonathan Ryder.
All his book start with "The" have a fancy adjective and a noun in the title, but for some reason he insisted on this with the exception of one book, "Trevayne". Why he didn't do this with this book, no one seems to know.
Robert Ludlum's first book was published in 1971, "The Scarlatti Inheritance". A very prolific writer that wrote exciting spy or military novels may have been due in part due to his theatrical experience. As a former actor and producer, he knew how to set the stage, hold your attention, and keep it exciting. This gave him the reputation for being the one that started the first thriller type novel which has become so famous with other writers and continues to be popular today with many readers. Although the critics were not kind to him, his readers didn't see to care if he used short sentences, italics, dashes and exclamation marks. In spite of his popularity with the public, he never got the recognition he really deserved for his writing. The things he propounded as being fiction are today becoming accepted as facts about the CIA and other government agencies.
He constructed all his characters very carefully with physical and psychological details and was relentless when it came to doing research on parts of his stories, such as with the amnesia story of Jason Bourne. However, sometimes he goofed when it came to the details and use of guns in his stories which upset his critics also.
All in all if you like and exciting story with realistic characters that seem to come to life, you can not miss if you read Robert Ludlum's books. He will be missed and one day will be considered among the premiere writers of our time.
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Post a Commentwow, no one wrote anything here in three years?
Heh heh
Well RL you're not forgotten and you live on forever. Can't think of any writer who was so good at his craft. Kept us at the edge of our seat all the time.
Cheers!
Great info on Robert Ludlum. Thanks!
I like his work as well.
I really loved most of his books. Excellent review of this great writer.
Ludlum is one of my father's favorites. I enjoyed reading this.
I like Ludlum but I've swayed away from him in the last few years. But I've been compelled recently to revisit his work. Great article.
Thanks for the article. I will have to look for some of these books.
Jcorn this is what I found on the web.
Credited To Ludlum but published posthumously
Most, if not all, of these are written by a so far unknown ghostwriter who has been faithful to Robert Ludlum's style of writing: The Bancroft Strategy (2006), The Ambler Warning (2005), The Tristan Betrayal (2003), The Janson Directive (2002), The Sigma Protocol (October, 2001)
Written by other authors, supposedly based on published material by Robert Ludlum:
The Arctic Event (by James Cobb) (Not Yet Published - August 1, 2008), The Moscow Vector (by Patrick Larkin) (2005), The Lazarus Vendetta (by Patrick Larkin) (2004), The Altman Code (by Gayle Lynds) (2003), The Paris Option (by Gayle Lynds) (2002), The Cassandra Compact (by Phillip Shelby) (2001), The Hades Factor (by Gayle Lynds) (2000)
Sequels to Ludlum Books: The Bourne Legacy (by Eric Van Lustbader) (2004), The Bourne Betrayal (by Eric Van Lustbader) (2007)
Always love reading author bios, thanks! Do the "new" books, partially written by ghostwriters, have both the ghostwriter and Ludlum as the authors? I hope so.