The Cry of the Halidon

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Summary: a real clunker
Review: This is the worst Robert Ludlum book I have encountered. The book had a very dumb plot, the characters were passe in the extreme (okay it was written some years ago) and the research was bad (the sun will never set at 8:00 pm in Jamaica -- this is the tropics). It is amazing that this flop made the NY Times top 10. Not even worthy as a summer "pool" book. Try Readers Digest or a good comic book instead

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Summary: Fast paced action, never let up for a instant.
Review: Vintage Ludlum, from early in his carrer. The more recent fans of Robert Ludlum will enjoy going back to read this book first published under the pen-name Jonathan Ryder, this is also and excellent book for people to start with in the Ludlum Lexicon, being the fact it doesn't require that you read a previously published novel of his to enjoy the story. The books plot is a bit complex at first, but Ludlum seems to keep the pace up. This book is a must have for any fan of the genre