The Osterman Weekend - A Novel

Praise for Robert Ludlum and The Osterman Weekend   “Shattering . . . [ The Osterman Weekend ] will cost you the night and the cold hours of the morning.” — The Cincinnati Enquirer   “Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined.” — The New York Times   “Powerhouse momentum . . . as shrill as the siren on the prowl car.” —Kirkus Reviews   “A complex scenario of inventive double-crossing.” — Chicago Sun-Times Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext In Zurich . . . in Moscow . . . in Washington, D.C. . . . the machinery has already been set in motion. In a quiet suburb, an odd assortment of men and women gather for a momentous weekend. At stake is nothing less than the very existence of the United States of America-and, with it, the future of the entire free world. Praise for Robert Ludlum and The Osterman Weekend "Shattering . . . [The Osterman Weekend] will cost you the night and the cold hours of the morning."-The Cincinnati Enquirer "Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined."-The New York Times "Powerhouse momentum . . . as shrill as the siren on the prowl car."-Kirkus Reviews "A complex scenario of inventive double-crossing."-Chicago Sun-Times1 Saddle Valley, New Jersey, is a Village. At least real estate developers, hearing alarm signals from a decaying upper-middle-class Manhattan, found a Village when they invaded its wooded acres in the late 1930’s. The white, shield-shaped sign on Valley Road reads SADDLE VALLEY VILLAGE INCORPORATED 1862 Welcome The “Welcome” is in smaller lettering than any of the words preceding it, for Saddle Valley does not really welcome outsiders, those Sunday afternoon drivers who like to watch the Villagers at play. Two Saddle Valley police cars patrol the roads on Sunday afternoon. It might also be noted that the sign on Valley Road does not read SADDLE VALLEY, NEW JERSEY or even SADDLE VALLEY, N.J. merely SADDLE VALLEY The Village does not acknowledge a higher authority; it is its own master. Isolated, secure, inviolate. On a recent July Sunday afternoon, one of the two Saddle Valley patrol cars seemed to be extraordinarily thorough. The white car with blue lines roamed the roads just a bit faster than usual. It went from one end of the Village to the other--cruising into the residential areas--in front of, behind, and to the sides of the spacious, tastefully landscaped one-acre lots. This particular patrol car on this particular Sunday afternoon was noticed by several residents of Saddle Valley. It was meant to be. It was part of the plan. John Tanner, in old tennis shorts and yesterday’s shirt, sneakers and no socks, was clearing out his two-car garage with half an ear cocked to the sounds coming from his pool. His twelve-year-old son, Raymond, had friends over, and periodically Tanner walked far enough out on the driveway so he could see past the backyard patio to the pool and make sure the children were all right. Actually, he only walked out when the level of shouting was reduced to conversation--or periods of silence. Tanner’s wife, A...

Product details

• Authors: Robert Ludlum
• Publisher: Bantam Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2015
• EAN: 9780345539274
• ISBN: 978-0-345-53927-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 191 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Random House Publishing Group
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense