by RobertLudlum (Author)
The Second World War is over. Three top Nazis have embezzled $780 million from Nazi funds - and then committed suicide. Their Covenant, to be inherited by their three eldest children, is to redistribute this vast wealth amongst the survivors of the Holocaust. Reparation must be made. Conventional Noel Holcroft is one of the inheritors and his mission is to find the other two 'children' and prove himself worthy of his task. But the Sonnenkinder, the Children of the Sun, are determined to gain control of the millions and establish a Nazi Fourth Reich. As Holcroft tries to carry out his destiny, he finds himself enmeshed in a bewildering, horrifying nightmare ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 544
Edition: Re-issue
Publisher: Orion
Published: 21 Apr 2005
ISBN 10: 0752858572
ISBN 13: 9780752858579
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. Robert Ludlum's THE BOURNE IDENTITY and THE BOURNE SUPREMACY are both major Hollywood movies starring Matt Damon and received excellent reviews: 'Exciting, emotionally layered and brimming with invention' Empire. Ludlum always receives first-rate reviews: 'Robert Ludlum has the storytelling gift' Times Literary Supplement. 'The pace and action are furious' Guardian. 'A page-turner of non-stop action that should leave his fans begging for more' New York Post. 'Terrific entertainment ... the tension is fierce, the pace killing' Cosmopolitan. 'A fast-paced thriller from a reliable master' Daily Mail. 'Robert Ludlum is an ingenious storyteller with a wonderful and convincing imagination. His place as a bestselling novelist is assured' Mario Puzo. 'A killer of a thriller' USA Today. 'Olympic style, all out espionage ... Good news for Ludlum's countless fans' Daily Express. 'Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six pack of thriller writers combined' New York Times.