The Matarese Countdown

Rating:
Summary: An unbelievable letdown
Review: Years ago I read virtually everything Ludlum had written.
"The Matarese Circle" and "The Bourne Identity" are two of my favorites and I would recommend them to anyone. This book was horrible. I really tried to read it, but after awhile I just couldn't take the outrageous diaglogue and stupid plot. The original character of Brandon Scofield was an intelligent, soft spoken, man of action. This Scofield was a bufoon!! If he were real, he'd being suing for defamation of character!!! I did manage to read to the end (though I did have to skip several sections) and it was one of the most anticlimatic endings ever. I would love to read some more of his newer books, but after this I'm very reluctant to take the chance. I honestly have a hard time believing he actually wrote this book himself.