The Icarus Agenda
by Ludlum, Robert
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, Incorporated, 1988. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ludlum's 14th suspense caper has the earmarks of all his others: the mysterious cabal involved in global conspiracy; the surges of sudden violence; the careful veneer of local color to provide authenticity; and the rather graceless prose punctuated with breathless italicizing to keep the suspense going. The protagonist this time is Congressman Evan Kendrick, who secretly goes to Oman to rescue a large group of Americans held hostage there. Disguised as a terrorist and aided by the young sultan and a beautiful American-Arab agent, Kendrick succeeds so well that his anonymity is betrayed, and he becomes an instant hero back home, as well as a reluctant presidential candidate. After his cover is blown, however, he also becomes the target for terrorist assassination. Behind all the evildoing is a cabal headed by a man who calls himself the Mahdi, its purpose to acquire the power that money brings by selling arms to religious fanatics. And on this side of the ocean there are other secret forces at work, with awesome power at their command. 500,000 first printing. 677 pages. Top of spine slightly bumped. Dust jacket front looks great, the rear cover bottom edge is slightly bumped along the edge, top left corner has a 1/2" crease, top of spine is slightly bumped, bottom rear corner of spine is rubbed through missing a 1/4" long x 1/8" wide piece. The jacket actually looks pretty good except that missing piece on the bottom of the spine..
Synopsis
Robert Ludlum was the author of twenty-one novels, each a New York Times bestseller. There are more than 210 million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages. In addition to the Jason Bourne series— The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum —he was the author of The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Chancellor Manuscript, and The Apocalypse Watch, among many others. Mr. Ludlum passed away in March 2001.
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- Title
- The Icarus Agenda
- Author
- Ludlum, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, Incorporated, 1988
- Keywords
- FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE GENERAL COLLECTIBLE HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION 0394543971
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