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Jason Bourne. He has no past. And he may have no future. His memory is blank. He only knows that he was flushed 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... read more

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His memory is a blank. His bullet-ridden body was fished from the Mediterranean Sea. His face has been altered by plastic surgery. A fram of microfilm has been surgically implanted in his hip. Even his name is a mystery. Marked for death, he is racing for survival though a bizarre world of... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

His memory is a blank. His bullet-ridden body was fished from the Mediterranean Sea. His face has been altered by plastic surgery. A fram of microfilm has been surgically implanted in his hip. Even his name is a mystery. Marked for death, he is racing for survival though a bizarre world of murderous conspirators-led by Carols, the world's most dangerous assassin. Who is Jason Bourne? The answer may kill him. (back of book jacket).

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  • “"It seems you are a mass of contradictions..."”
    Dr. Washburn

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First Sentence edit see section history

The trawler plunged into the angry swells of the dark, furious sea like an awkward animal trying desperately to break out of an impenetrable swamp.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 10 in Bourne. (standard series)

Followed by The Bourne Supremacy.

This is book 2 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1980. (authoritative list)
This is book 4 of 99 in NPR's Top 100 Killer Thriller. (community list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 78 of 145 in Whitcoulls Top 100 (2011). (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Robert Ludlum (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Frans Bruning (Translator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: R. Marek Publishers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1980
ISBN: 0399900705
Page Count: 523

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3562.U26 1980
  • Dewey: 813.54

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • The Immortality Plot
  • The Ninth Orphan
  • The Bourne Ultimatum
  • Beneath the Satin Gloves
  • The Diaries

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