Robert Ludlum

Robert Ludlum (1927 – 2001) was an American thriller writer. His best-known work is probably The Bourne Series, which was adapted (loosely) into a popular series of films starring Matt Damon.


 * The Bourne Series


 * Conveniently Interrupted Document: Appears in The Janson Directive to avoid giving away the name of the villain.
 * Conspiracy Thriller: The Icarus Agenda, among others.
 * Engaging Conversation
 * Forgets to Eat
 * Gambit Pileup
 * "Glad to Be Alive" Sex: In The Icarus Agenda, and explicitly noted as such. (The two characters do end up in an ongoing relationship at the end.)
 * Living Lie Detector
 * Mad Lib Thriller Title
 * Spy Fiction
 * Surveillance as the Plot Demands
 * Swiss Bank Account: In The Ostermann Weekend, the protagonist discovers that a man who may be a foreign spy has a Swiss bank account, and considers this to be Evidence, but it turns out that the man is innocent, and his response to being accused of having a Swiss bank account is basically, "Yes, I do. What's your point?"
 * Unwitting Pawn: in The Osterman Weekend
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: The members of the conspiracy in The Icarus Agenda will stop at nothing, even blackmail and murder, to.