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Robert ludlum is the author of the beloved jason bourne spy thriller series. Oct 03, 20 his most famous books were the three thrillers. He is the son of george ludlum and margaret ludlum. 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 socalled intelligence community in washington. Related books 2 2 in the road to gandolfo robert ludlum introduced us to the outrageous general mackenzie hawkins and his legal wizard, sam devereaux, whose plot to kidnap the pope spun wildly out of control into sheer hilarity.
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