The Scorpio Illusion

The Scorpio Illusion

by RobertLudlum (Author)

Synopsis

Tyrell Hawthorne was a naval intelligence officer - one of the best - until the rain-swept night in Amsterdam when his wife was murdered, an innocent victim of the games spies play. Now Hawthorne has been called out of retirement for one last assignment. For he is the only man alive who can track down the world's most dangerous terrorist. Amaya Bajaratt is beautiful, elusive, deadly - and she has set in motion a chilling conspiracy that a desperate government cannot stop. With the life of the president hanging in the balance, Hawthorne must follow Amaya's serpentine trail to uncover the sinister network who exist to help this consummate killer. And Hawthorne must discover the shattering truth behind the Scorpio Illusion ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 624
Publisher: Orion
Published: 03 Feb 2005

ISBN 10: 0752858475
ISBN 13: 9780752858470
Book Overview: During his thirty-year career Ludlum sold 220 million copies in 40 countries in 32 different languages His recent books have been SUNDAY TIMES bestsellers and GUARDIAN fastsellers in paperback Ludlum's THE BOURNE IDENTITY was a major Hollywood movie starring Matt Damon and THE BOURNE SUPREMACY is scheduled for release in 2004 Ludlum always receives first-rate reviews: 'The pace is frenetic, the humour relentless' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Mr Ludlum's narrative imagination is a force of nature' NEW YORK TIMES 'A killer of a thriller' USA TODAY 'A page-turner of non-stop action that should leave his fans begging for more' NEW YORK POST 'A fast-paced thriller from a reliable master' DAILY MAIL 'Huge in scope ... Ludlum spins it all together with lots of suspense' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'The pace is fast, the action plentiful ... a must read' BOOKLIST 'A master at the conspiracy theory type of thriller, his books operate on an ever- spiralling series of surprise revelations' IRISH TIMES 'Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined' NEW YORK TIMES

Author Bio
Robert Ludlum launched his career as a bestselling writer with THE SCARLATTI INHERITANCE in 1971, the first of a string of international bestsellers. There are more than 300 million copies of his books in print and they have been translated in 32 languages.