Robert
Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Betrayal (Jason Bourne) ,
by Eric Van Lustbader and Jeremy Davidson (Narrator)
This action-packed book does not slow down until
the final page. Jason Bourne is shocked to hear his most trusted
friend Martin Lindros has been missing for a couple of months.
When he went to Ethiopia to locate a terrorist named Fadi
who supposedly had information about a group planning a nuclear
attack on a major city like Los Angeles, New York or Washington
and didn't return, word was that his group was killed and
Martin taken prisoner. Jason is sent to find out if Lindros
is still alive and if he is, to rescue him. Jason locates
him and brings him back to the Central Intelligence where
no one doubts that he is Lindros, even though he looks bad
and his voice sounds different. After all, he passed the right
eye retina scan which is the final security test used to enter
the CI building. Actually unknown to Jason and the rest, the
real Martin Lindros is still held captive and his right eye
is an empty cavity. From this point on Jason has one harrowing
experience after another.
Eric Van Lustbader has followed Robert Ludlum's
style and created a most interesting situation for Jason Bourne,
the hero of Ludlum's earlier books. After his wife's death
he starts having flashbacks which find him running with the
bloody body of an unknown woman. Since he does not know who
she is and where he is running, Central Intelligence sends
him to a doctor who works with amnesiacs. This leads to even
greater problems for Jason who is already looking for his
friend, battling terrorists, and trying to decide if his own
agency is trying to kill him. Luckily, he is befriended by
female agent, Soraya, so he is not alone in his quest to thwart
the terrorists and save lives.
It will be difficult to stop listening to this
book once started. The story is fast-moving, suspenseful and
filled with surprises from the shocking and hard-to-believe
things that Fadi does to infiltrate the CI to the possible
betrayal by Jason's colleagues. Narrator Jeremy Davidson does
a terrific job in giving each of the characters distinct voices
and personalities. He keeps the listener on the edge of his
seat with his ability to maintain tension, terror and turmoil.
This book is highly recommended and will hold the listener's
attention from beginning to its surprising conclusion.
John
Mormon
10/7/07
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