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It begins in Geneva. There American lawyer Joel Converse meets a man he hasn't seen in twenty years, a covert operative who dies violently at his feet, whispering words that hand Converse a staggering legacy of death: "THE GENERALS...THEY'RE BACK...AQUITAINE!" Suddenly Converse is running for... read more
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Summary edit
The novel begins with what looks to be a straight forward simple meeting with an old acquaintance, who for reasons untold wants to meet up with Joel, on the pretext of discussing a merger to take place, the reason for their being in Geneva, the place marking the start.
It turns out to be a...
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Characters/People edit
- Joel Converse: a lawyer who had been previously a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War
- Connal Fitzpatrick: U.S. Navy lawyer and brother-in-law of Avery Fowler
- Valerie: Converse's ex-wife
- Erich Leifhelm: a former Field Marshal from Nazi Germany, who ingratiated himself with the West after the defeat of Hitler
- George "Mad" Marcus Delavane: a bloodthirsty, psychopathic U.S. general from the Vietnam war
- Jacques-Louis Bertholdier: a hero of the French Resistance who revels in his past as an assistant to De Gaulle
- Chaim Abrams: a tough-as-nails sabra, a hero to Israeli independence
- Larry Talbot: Add a description of this character.
- Nathan Simon
- Rene Mattilon: French lawyer friend of Converse
- Jan van Headmer: a South African general known as the "slayer of Soweto
- David Metcalf
- Johnny Reb
- Sam Abbott
- Dowling
- Peter Stone
- Remington
- Hickman
- Johann
- Anstett
- Brooks
- Prudhomme
- Tatiana
- Avery Fowler aka Halliday
- Roger
- Hermione Geyner
- Scanlon
Setting & Locations edit
- Bonn, Germany
- Paris, France
- Geneva, Switzerland
- New York City, USA
- Washington DC, USA
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Mykonos, Greece
- West Germany
- San Francisco, USA
- France
- Europe
- London, UK
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Munich, Germany
- Israel
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Berlin, Germany
- San Diego, USA
- California, USA
- Chamonix, France
- Osnabruck, Germany
- Brussels, Belgium
- White House
- Palo Alto, California, USA
- Hamburg, Germany
- Arnhem, Netherlands
- Saigon, Vietnam
- Los Angeles, USA
- Bern, Switzerland
- Wesel, Germany
- Virginia, USA
- Vietnam
- England
- Boston, USA
- Cologne, Germany
- Middle East
- Athens, Greece
- Switzerland
- Dusseldorf, Germany
- Algiers, Algeria
- Northern Ireland
- Nevada, USA
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
Geneva. City of sunlight and bright reflections.
Errata edit
Quite a few grammatical errors and also a few spell errors here and there. I noticed a few in the beginning, but then was got engrossed in the story that I dint notice any more..
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1984. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert Ludlum (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: February 12, 1984
ISBN: 0394536746
Page Count: 647
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: February 12, 1984
ISBN: 0394536746
Page Count: 647
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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