The Bourne Identity: Jason Bourne Book #1
Aug 2012 · Jason Bourne Book 1 · Sold by Bantam
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Meet Jason Bourne. He has no past. And he may have no future.
The basis for the critically acclaimed major motion picture starring Matt Damon!
His memory is a blank. He only knows that he was fished out of the Mediterranean Sea, his body riddled with bullets. There are a few clues. A frame of microfilm surgically implanted beneath the flesh of his hip. Evidence that plastic surgery has altered his face. Strange things that he says in his delirium—maybe code words. Initials: “J. B.” And a number on the film negative that leads to a Swiss bank account, a fortune of four million dollars, and, at last, a name: Jason Bourne.
But now he is marked for death, caught in a maddening puzzle, racing for survival through the deep layers of his buried past into a bizarre world of murderous conspirators—led by Carlos, the world’s most dangerous assassin. And no one can help Jason Bourne but the woman who once wanted to escape him.
“[Robert] Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined.”—The New York Times
Jason Bourne’s adventures continue:
THE BOURNE IDENTITY • THE BOURNE SUPREMACY • THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
The basis for the critically acclaimed major motion picture starring Matt Damon!
His memory is a blank. He only knows that he was fished out of the Mediterranean Sea, his body riddled with bullets. There are a few clues. A frame of microfilm surgically implanted beneath the flesh of his hip. Evidence that plastic surgery has altered his face. Strange things that he says in his delirium—maybe code words. Initials: “J. B.” And a number on the film negative that leads to a Swiss bank account, a fortune of four million dollars, and, at last, a name: Jason Bourne.
But now he is marked for death, caught in a maddening puzzle, racing for survival through the deep layers of his buried past into a bizarre world of murderous conspirators—led by Carlos, the world’s most dangerous assassin. And no one can help Jason Bourne but the woman who once wanted to escape him.
“[Robert] Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined.”—The New York Times
Jason Bourne’s adventures continue:
THE BOURNE IDENTITY • THE BOURNE SUPREMACY • THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Meet Jason Bourne. He has no past. And he may have no future.
The basis for the critically acclaimed major motion picture starring Matt Damon!
His memory is a blank. He only knows that he was fished out of the Mediterranean Sea, his body riddled with bullets. Ther...
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August 5, 2015
Had the misfortune of watching the Matt Damon starred movies before reading this book [and subsequent follow-ups to be read later]. The book has the two main starring characters Jsaon Bourne [David Webb] and Marie St. Jacques, clandestine operation Treadstone, and locations in Europe and USA in common but that's about it. The over-all plot and characters are drastically different; which, although I enjoyed the movie, liked this better. Marie is a much stronger character than Jason.
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Collin Goldman
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November 22, 2013
I really enjoyed this book. I watched the movies before I read the book, so in my case it took away from the authors attempt to not give the reader anymore info than what Bourne himself knew. There were many complex twists and turns in the plot, but I was able to follow most of them. I will have to re-read this though to get the plot in full. A few uses of language and sexual it is the only thing this that kept me from giving this a 5 star rating. You can be sure I will purchasing the next books soon!
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Toni FGMAMTC
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November 6, 2016
I love these movies. It's been awhile since I've watched them, but unless I'm confused, the book is very different. I wasn't crazy about the romance aspect for much of it. Actually a portion of the story lost me for awhile, but I was really into it by the end. I'm sure where the story is going from here into book 2, but I'm looking forward to finding out.
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About the author
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.
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 Ult...
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