The Cry of the Halidon

Name: The Cry of the Halidon
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Robert Ludlum
ISBN: 9781614675570

Author: Robert Ludlum

Narrator: Robert Foxworth

Abridged: 5 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.

Published: 01/01/1996

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Mystery & Detective, International Crime & Mystery

Synopsis

For $2 million, scientist Alex McAuliff is hired by Dunstone, Ltd. to survey the geology of Jamaica's dark, mysterious interior. There is a catch: no one can know Dunstone is involved. When British Intelligence learns of Alex's mission, they let him in on a little secret: the last survey team never made it home. McAuliff' s reception to the island is far from warm, and now Alex is a marked man. Someone wants him dead— but who? The only one clue to his survival is a single, mysterious word: Halidon.

About Robert Ludlum

Robert Ludlum (1927-2001) was the author of 25 thriller novels, including The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum--the books on which the international hit movies were based--and The Sigma Protocol. He was also the creator of the Covert-One series. Born in New York City, Ludlum received a B.A. from Wesleyan University, and before becoming an author, he was a United States Marine, a theater actor and producer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Don on March 11, 2012

If you write fiction, you should read this book. Fifth among Robert Ludlum's twenty-three thrillers, this book is a gem. The story keeps advancing, the characters are complex and interesting, and every time the reader thinks things are about to slow down there is a new worry added. That's suspense. S......more

Goodreads review by Arielle on January 31, 2016

A friend lent me this book, and since I read The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum and absolutely loved it, I was very eager to start The Cry of the Halidon. If left on my own I probably would not have picked up this book, but I never refuse a book, I read anything that I can get my hands on and I al......more

Goodreads review by PenNPaper52 on November 27, 2011

This was a dark book with savage rituals and culture... in other words Ludlum tries to infuse terror of the African wild to Jamaica. Alex is a geologist who is hired to go to Jamaica to do a geological survey. Once there he discovers things are not as they appear.The last survey group sent by Dunsto......more

Goodreads review by Dayna on June 06, 2018

I just could not get into this book! I should have put it down when I'd barely made progress in a month, but once I start a book I just have to finish it. Sadly, this would have been best left alone.......more

Goodreads review by Don on July 26, 2015

Typical Ludlum book - well-defined characters, an interesting plotline with a number of surprises along the way, and very detailed descriptions of the surroundings.......more