Eric Van Lustbader
Book 8 in the Jason Bourne series
Lustbader went full Dan Brown with this one. Hopefully this is not the new trend for the Bourne series. Previously the intrigue for Bourne is based on his getting pulled into political/national security/national intelligence scenarios that are complicated by the Treadstone training and his amnesia. This story inhabits that world, and those characters take part, but the story is pure illuminati. Disappointing. I give hime another try, hoping this is an aberation.
2 stars (out of 4)
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
The Bourne Betrayal
Eric Van Lustbader
Book 5 in the Jason Bourne series
Having seen the Bourne movies, I figure I would start this series after the films. Treadstone is dead and Bourne is basically free of Central Intelligence. But when his only really friend Martin Lindros ends up missing, he goes out to find him. His contacts at CI try to support him, or wrangle him, and the NSA and DOD basically want him dead. Lots of back home political intrigue intertwined with the spy thriller action of finding out what happened to Lindros. And Bourne brings in his contacts in Russian FSB and drug/weapons selling cartels to help him out. It seems like a few individuals rise to the top as "trustworthy", but in his life, Bourne can never be sure.
3 stars (out of 4)
Book 5 in the Jason Bourne series
Having seen the Bourne movies, I figure I would start this series after the films. Treadstone is dead and Bourne is basically free of Central Intelligence. But when his only really friend Martin Lindros ends up missing, he goes out to find him. His contacts at CI try to support him, or wrangle him, and the NSA and DOD basically want him dead. Lots of back home political intrigue intertwined with the spy thriller action of finding out what happened to Lindros. And Bourne brings in his contacts in Russian FSB and drug/weapons selling cartels to help him out. It seems like a few individuals rise to the top as "trustworthy", but in his life, Bourne can never be sure.
3 stars (out of 4)
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
The Bourne Deception
Eric Van Lustbader
Book 7 in the Jason Bourne series
Bourne is living the dream in Bali when he is nearly assassinated. He uses the attempt on his life to be "dead" and find out who is hunting him. Meanwhile, the US Intelligence community is involved in an investigation of potential Iran terrorists trying to start WWIII. Of course Bourne's pursuit of his hunter leads directly to the Iran crisis and puts him right in the center of conflict again. And all the characters (Marks, Moore, Trevor, Arkadin, Karpov, Maslov, Halliday, etc.) continue to be helpful/traitorous as Bourne navigates his life.
3 stars (out of 4)
Book 7 in the Jason Bourne series
Bourne is living the dream in Bali when he is nearly assassinated. He uses the attempt on his life to be "dead" and find out who is hunting him. Meanwhile, the US Intelligence community is involved in an investigation of potential Iran terrorists trying to start WWIII. Of course Bourne's pursuit of his hunter leads directly to the Iran crisis and puts him right in the center of conflict again. And all the characters (Marks, Moore, Trevor, Arkadin, Karpov, Maslov, Halliday, etc.) continue to be helpful/traitorous as Bourne navigates his life.
3 stars (out of 4)
Friday, August 3, 2018
The Bourne Sanction
Eric Van Lustbader
Book 6 in the Jason Bourne series
The CIA, NSA, DOD interagency squabble continues and now we add in private contract organizations. Lots of subterfuge and power grabbing. Bourne is brought into the story through the back door as he investigates a secret society that is still hanging around from WWII and is somehow related to a plot to blow up a target in the US. His David Webb identity mentor is involved and his potential new girlfriend Moira Trevor. And eventually his nemesis, the other Treadstone trained rogue agent Leonid Arkadin. I enjoyed the 4 seemingly independent threads weaving and intertwining to make a single story.
3 stars (out of 4)
Book 6 in the Jason Bourne series
The CIA, NSA, DOD interagency squabble continues and now we add in private contract organizations. Lots of subterfuge and power grabbing. Bourne is brought into the story through the back door as he investigates a secret society that is still hanging around from WWII and is somehow related to a plot to blow up a target in the US. His David Webb identity mentor is involved and his potential new girlfriend Moira Trevor. And eventually his nemesis, the other Treadstone trained rogue agent Leonid Arkadin. I enjoyed the 4 seemingly independent threads weaving and intertwining to make a single story.
3 stars (out of 4)
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