The Scorpio Illusion, Robert Ludlum
The Scorpio Illusion, Robert Ludlum
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The Scorpio Illusion

Author: Robert Ludlum

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Unabridged: 19 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/13/2012


Synopsis

Amaya Bajaratt is beautiful, elusive, deadly—and she has set in motion a chilling conspiracy that a desperate government cannot stop. An accomplished assassin and mistress of disguise and deception, she has set in motion the boldest act of terrorism yet conceived.

Tyrell Hawthorne was a naval intelligence officer—one of the best—until the rainswept night in Amsterdam when his wife was murdered, an innocent victim of the games spies play. Since then he's been sailing charters in the islands. Now he's called out of retirement for one last assignment. For Hawthorne is the only man alive who can track down the world's most dangerous terrorist.

Now, with his life and the life of the President hanging in the balance, Hawthorne must follow Amanya's serpentine trail, a path of seduction, betrayal, an instant death.

Racing from a millionaire recluse's fortress to the social whirl of Palm Beach and from the Oval Office to treacherous Caribbean waters, Hawthorne will uncover a sinister network of well-placed men and women who exist to help this consummate killer—and the shattering truth behind the Scorpio Illusion.

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 many 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David

Read this when it first came out and found it amazing! This man has so many books it would be hard to choose one, but this one did the trick! Amaya Bajaratt is a terrorist plotting to bring down America. Tyrell Hawthorne is a former agent brought out of retirement because he is a former lover and sole......more

Goodreads review by James

After Bourne this is Ludlum's best novel is my opinion. It has everything you could want in one of these books. International espionage, assassination attempts, guns, etc. It doesn't try to be something that it isn't. Pure thrill and adventure without the verboseness of a Clancy novel.......more

Goodreads review by mumtaz

a grossly enthralling spy novel with abundant twists. i got through it all in around 2 days.......more

Le illusione dello Scorpione, in originale "The Scorpio Illusion" è un romanzo del 1993 del compianto Robert Ludlum. Si tratta di un romanzo che è un mix di suspense, dramma, azione e thriller. Robert Ludlum, come già detto molte volte nelle mie precedenti recensioni è un maestro indiscusso del gene......more


Quotes

"Don't ever begin a Ludlum novel if you have to go to work the next day."—Chicago Sun Times.

"Breakneck... readablity."—The New York Times Book Reveiw.

"A high-voltage tale of drama and suspense."—The Denver Post.