Robert Ludlum

Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series. The number of copies of his books in print is between 300 million and 500 million. They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Ludlum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Jason Bourne

The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.

Release Date:2016-07-27

Department:Writing

Job:Characters

Vote Count:5778

The Bourne Legacy

New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.

Release Date:2012-08-08

Department:Writing

Job:Original Series Creator

Vote Count:5724

The Bourne Ultimatum

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.

Release Date:2007-08-03

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:7768

Covert One: The Hades Factor

While in a retrieve operation of a virus in Berlin, the Covert One agent Rachel Russell is double-crossed by two dirty agents; she kills them and escapes, trying to find a hiding place and someone to trust to protect the vials. Meanwhile, the former Covert One agent Dr. Jon Smith is also in Berlin with his beloved fiancée Sophie Amsden participating in a congress. When three persons die with bleeding, the doctors disclose a Hades virus outbreak, an extreme rare Ebola variant. Jon and Sophie return to the USA to research a cure, and Jon discovers a huge combination of bio-terrorism and conspiracy.

Release Date:2006-04-09

Department:Writing

Job:Book

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:12

The Bourne Supremacy

A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.

Release Date:2004-07-23

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:7586

The Bourne Identity

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?

Release Date:2002-06-14

Department:Writing

Job:Author

Vote Count:9379

The Apocalypse Watch

A CIA analyst takes over a case from his brother, a field agent who was killed in the line of duty, in this thriller based on a Robert Ludlum novel.

Release Date:1997-03-02

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:5

The Osterman Weekend

The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security.

Release Date:1983-10-14

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:180

The Matarese Circle

Two secret agents paired to fins a group of killers.

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

The Janson Directive

Former Navy SEAL and prisoner of war, Paul Janson, works as a corporate security consultant, but when an assignment to rescue a VIP goes wrong, he's forced to go on the run.

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

The Bourne Dilemma

Jason Bourne's past resurfaces, forcing him back into the dangerous world of espionage. As he confronts old ghosts and new enemies, he must make a critical choice that could destroy everything he's fought for.

Department:Writing

Job:Characters

The Bourne Identity

An unconscious man is washed ashore on the beach of a small French village during a heavy storm. A retired doctor takes care of the unconscious stranger. When the mysterious man recovers, he can't remember a thing...he does not know his name, he does not know where his flashback memories come from, and he does not know why the access code for an anonymous Swiss bank account is implanted in his thigh. As he seeks his own identity, things quickly become dangerous. There are attempts to kill him, he is well known in first class hotels across Europe, and worst of all, there are strange similarities between his memories and reported actions of the notorious terrorist, Carlos the Jackal.

Release Date:1988-05-08

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:90

The Holcroft Covenant

A man who was a confidant of Adolf Hitler dies and leaves a fortune to make amends for his Nazi past—but his son has to search the world to find it.

Release Date:1985-09-20

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:84

The Rhinemann Exchange

During World War II, an intelligence officer is dispatched by the U.S. government to arrange an exchange in Argentina of industrial diamonds needed by the Germans for a secret gyroscope needed by the Allies.

Release Date:1977-03-10

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:4