Eric Van Lustbader Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal

Eric Van Lustbader Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal has an interesting storyline, well written, fast paced and cool characters. Liked the sinister edge. Got a bit confusing.

overall a really good book.

HIGHLY boring and repetitive. Its like same age old spy movies again.

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal

Eric Van Lustbader

Warner, Jun 2007, $25.99

ISBN: 0446580376

Jason Bourne struggles with flashbacks of a woman he does not recognize dying in his arms. He seeks help from a psychiatrist so that the short visions become focused, but is unaware that the doctor is a fake corrupting the former hitman's already sketchy memories.

In spite of his flashes, Jason rescues CIA Deputy Director Martin Lindros, who had vanished in Africa. In the States, Lindros asks Bourne to do him a favor, track yellowcake uranium purchases by terrorists in the Odessa black market. He agrees, but has doubts as the flashbacks of locations and people he does not recognize gets worse. He begins to wonder if the shrink has planted false memories and wonders if Lindros is the real Lindros. Unbeknown to Bourne who is closer to the truth than he realizes is that Karim, the terrorist with a zillion disguises, is masquerading successfully as Lindros preparing a major terrorist strike in DC with Bourne as a weapon of mass destruction.

This is an interesting entry as Bourne struggles with pieces of memories that not only make no sense to him (a normal scenario for him), but also feel wrong. The story line is action-packed as Bourne travels to Africa and Europe in his usual mode of leaving bodies behind. Although he lacks the guilt that torments him in the Ludlum novels and somewhat captured in the films, fans of the rogue agent will enjoy his latest entry into the Global war on Terrorism.

Harriet Klausner