The Chancellor Manuscript, Robert Ludlum
The Chancellor Manuscript, Robert Ludlum
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The Chancellor Manuscript

Author: Robert Ludlum

Narrator: Michael Moriarty

Abridged: 3 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/04/2000


Synopsis

“[The Chancellor Manuscript] exerts a riveting appeal, as it seems to justify our worst nightmares of what really goes on in the so-called intelligence community in Washington.”—The New York Times Book Review

Did J. Edgar Hoover die a natural death? Or was he murdered? When a group of high-minded and high-placed intellectuals known as Inver Brass detect a monstrous threat to the country in Hoover’s unethical use of his scandal-ridden private files, they decide to do away with him—quietly, efficiently, with no hint of impropriety. Then bestselling thriller writer Peter Chancellor stumbles onto information that makes his previous books look like harmless fairy tales. Now Chancellor and Inver Brass are on a deadly collision course, spiraling across the globe in an ever-widening arc of violence and terror. All roads lead to a showdown that will rip the nation’s capital apart—leaving only one damning document to survive.
 
Praise for Robert Ludlum and The Chancellor Manuscript
 
“Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined.”—The New York Times
 
“Engrossing . . . pure, adrenaline-raising escapism.”—King Features Syndicate

“A roaring ride on a roller coaster of suspense.”—The Pittsburgh Press

“Powerhouse momentum . . . as shrill as the siren on the prowl car.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
“A complex scenario of inventive double-crossing.”—Chicago Sun-Times

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. Ludlum passed away in March, 2001.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rory on September 03, 2010

My grandmother gave me a bag of Ludlum books when I was in the hospital after a motorcycle accident when I was 19. I read this book first and was completely blown away. I didn't know reading could be like that. It started me reading. After I read all of Ludlum's books I looked for other authors to r......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on September 14, 2024

For the most part, this novel was a slow read and not one of Ludlum's best. The end does pick up. There are a couple of twists and surprises, but maybe there are just too many layers of deception in this story. I feel this novel is proof that Ludlum had an inside source in the intelligence world. I......more

Goodreads review by Efka on May 25, 2015

Ludlum'as yra žinomas kaip vienas geriausių, nuosekliausių spy-fiction ir konspiracijos teorijos stiliaus žanro autorių, kurio daugelis knygų tapo superhitais ir/ar buvo ekranizuotos, neiškiriant ir populiariosios Borno trilogijos. Šita knyga, nors ir ne itin panaši į Borną (į kino versiją, kuri nuo......more

Goodreads review by Sailen on April 23, 2013

One of my favourites. The real attraction isn't the question if J.Edgar died a natural death or he was murdered, although that is the premise of the book. No, for me that real attraction was the revelation in the last page. Who's to say that similar kinds of events didn't happen with Ludlum himself?......more

Goodreads review by Christian on October 24, 2021

Typical Ludlum (R.I.P.) as far as the story elements of sinister government cabals, crazy and confusing plot twists that leave you wondering who the real good guys and bad guys are, characters getting killed by bullets that rip their throats out, and the author's woeful technical knowledge of firear......more


Quotes

Praise for Robert Ludlum and The Chancellor Manuscript
 
“[The Chancellor Manuscript] exerts a riveting appeal, as it seems to justify our worst nightmares of what really goes on in the so-called intelligence community in Washington.”The New York Times Book Review
 
“Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined.”The New York Times
 
“Engrossing . . . pure, adrenaline-raising escapism.”King Features Syndicate

“A roaring ride on a roller coaster of suspense.”The Pittsburgh Press

“Powerhouse momentum . . . as shrill as the siren on the prowl car.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
“A complex scenario of inventive double-crossing.”Chicago Sun-Times