Trevayne, Robert Ludlum
Trevayne, Robert Ludlum
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Trevayne

Author: Robert Ludlum

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 16 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/09/2012


Synopsis

Fearless and incorruptible, Andrew Trevayne is a self-made millionaire, former undersecretary of state, and current head of one of the nation’s most prestigious foundations. Now, at the express wish of the president, Trevayne undertakes an investigation into the “secret government”—and is soon swept up in a tidal wave of intrigue and danger. Beyond the corridors of official power he discovers a nightmare maze where billionaires mingle with Mafia dons, where sinister forces are poised to enact a chilling conspiracy, where Congress and even the presidency itself can be bought and sold, where survival hinges on a hair trigger. In this world, a man like Trevayne can easily become a pawn, an enemy—or a king.
 
Praise for Robert Ludlum and Trevayne
 
“A taut novel that spares no one.”—The New York Times
 
“Brilliant . . . a story of power, intrigue, ambition, greed, corruption, and horror.”—King Features Syndicate
 
“Don’t ever begin a Ludlum novel if you have work the next day.”—Chicago Tribune
 
“A fascinating, meaty spine tingler.”—Library Journal

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. Mr. Ludlum passed away in March 2001.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tim on October 19, 2010

Half way through Trevayne I thought I had incontrovertible proof that Robert Ludlum was the greatest writer in english ever. Why did I believe that? Trevayne concerns itself with a Senate subcommittee set up to investigate defense spending misappropriations. Yes you read that correctly. Ludlum sat d......more

Goodreads review by Suby on October 07, 2011

Robert Ludlum wrote this book in 1973 just as the Water Gate scandal was unfolding. The book envisages a situation where a few senior men try to substitute American democracy with an Aristocracy where few high intellectuals will rule the country. They put in motion a scheme by which they can appropr......more

Goodreads review by Angela on August 28, 2019

I am such a fan of Bourne but Trevayne is definitely not one of Ludlum’s better one. Just doesn’t stand up to contemporary reading. There are a few times when the plot is exciting or thriller like but mostly just boring......more

Goodreads review by Carlo on January 14, 2025

Un thriller prétexte pour Robert Ludlum: dénoncer la toute puissance d'un lobby, cannibale des milliards de l'Etat, avec approbation de tous les échelons. Andrew Trevayne, analyste financier, jeune et au talent fou, s'attaque, mandaté par le pouvoir, à la dénonciation de ce pouvoir dans le pouvoir.......more

Goodreads review by Martin on September 16, 2014

I have had a hard time to finish the book as it was taking on and on and on of the same ideas. The book is definitively not a thriller nor suspense. It is more just a political agitation, with more or less agreeable idealistic principles. This will not stop me to read other Ludlum books, but one lea......more


Quotes

Praise for Robert Ludlum and Trevayne
 
“A taut novel that spares no one.”The New York Times
 
“Brilliant . . . a story of power, intrigue, ambition, greed, corruption, and horror.”—King Features Syndicate
 
“Don’t ever begin a Ludlum novel if you have work the next day.”Chicago Tribune
 
“A fascinating, meaty spine tingler.”Library Journal