";s:4:"text";s:15492:"It won't change your life or end up being particularly memorable, but I was glad to revisit Scofield and Antonia after what all they had been through in the first one. The Matarese Countdown is an espionage thriller novel by Robert Ludlum. .Secret deals are in the making, massive mysterious transactions steeped in corruption and murder. Seems there is a lot of discussion, a little action, followed by a lot more discussion, and a little action. "Let me ask you something - not that you have to answer but I do deserve it since I was. It was a good sequel, but it didn't deliver the same sense of suspense or urgency found throughout Martarese Circle. Wow. This sequel to 'The Matarese Circle' doesn't quite match the original story in intensity nor conflict. Taleniekov and Scofield are personal as well as professional enemies, Taleniekov having engineered the death of Scofield's wife an… I want to be a combination of Leslie and Antonia (I won't spoil it - read the book, it's amazing). This was cheese. The first book brings everything to a close so it was a jolt to find out that the second book was basically the same story but with terrible writing. Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2017. How did he get such a great reputation. I was fairly generous in my (three star) review of the Matarese Circle, which was a goofy and cliched piece of writing, but was at least a fun beach read. Rate it * You Rated it * 0. A CIA agent and a military intelligence office work to prevent that takeover with the help of a retired CIA agent who destroyed the group two decades previously. The Matarese countdown has begun and Pryce's only chance to cut it off is to follow the trail of blood money and stone-cold killers to the heart of this deadliest conspiracy. Plus everyone would interrupt themselves with useless comments; the following is a quick example. CIA case officer Cameron Pryce is hot on the trail of the new Matarese alliance. The Matarese Countdown is Robert Ludlum at his best, as he delivers a terrifying and persuasive vision of worldwide financial mastery that could only happen today. Ludlum seems to becoming socially conscious in his old age. So after 150 pages, I gave up; something that I don't like doing but I couldn't make myself go any further. The cast of the super good guys was expanded. A must read for those who appreciate excellent storytelling and thrills! Ludlum is the master of the chase and action sequences and tangled webs of anti-government conspiracies, and while this novel is chock full of the latter there sure isn't much action so far. The evil Matarese dynasty, an international cabal of ruthless powerbrokers and assassins, returns to initiate a scheme of worldwide economic domination, and only CIA operative Cameron Pryce--with the help of legendary retired agent Brandon Scofield--can stop them Espionage thriller novel by Robert Ludlum. This sequel to 'The Matarese Circle' doesn't quite match the original story in intensity nor conflict. It was a good sequel, but it didn't deliver the same sense of suspense or urgency found throughout Martarese Circle. Computers and technology we take for granted are almost magical devices that can do almost anything. 1 storyteller". Topic. I just can't help but look at it in light of The Matarese Circle, which was incredible, Ludlum as good as I've ever seen him. Start by marking “The Matarese Countdown (Matarese #2)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. The Cover proclaims "The world's No. Robert Ludlum never fails to disappoint. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2020, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2017. It's a spy novel from the late '80s and feels like a straight to DVD spy movie. The cast of the super good guys was expanded. This work is fast paced with bodies dropping all over the place. Way too much filler that had nothing to do with the story. https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-matarese-countdown_robert-ludlum/495832 Plus every situation is over explained to the point of nausea, especially if it means that the characters get to explain how rich and brilliant and powerful they are. To see what your friends thought of this book. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the Matarese dynasty is back. A good plot and well written. I'm glad my dad had both of these books so I could read both. This was a continuation to Matarese Circle. Series: Materese, Book 2. It comes off as Ludlum by the numbers. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. I'm thinking that the Bourne trilogy really set such a high bar that nothing else that Ludlum wrote really reached that level. I'm not sure if it is me or this novel but I just hated it. It was too painful. 1984 Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Dominion. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. His works include. ", Not Ludlum's best, but not his worst either. What can I say the first book was amazing but then it was set in a time of cold war when spy thrillers had some meat to them. https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Matarese-Countdown-Audiobook/B007BFX6DA tarese Circle, Robert Ludlum's multimillion-copy spellbinder, introduced a treacherous international cabal of powerbrokers and their hired assassins. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2013. Robert Ludlum was an author ahead of his time!!!!! Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. One exception might be the favorable impression I have about The Holcroft Covenant (from reading decades ago). There were times I had to really force myself to keep going. Soviet KGB agent Vasili Taleniekov and American Consular Operations agent Brandon Scofield, respectively, are considered the most likely assassins. The Matarese countdown has begun and Pryce’s only chance to cut it off is to follow the trail of blood money and stone-cold killers to the heart of this deadliest conspiracy. Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2019. Both good reads. So far 2 out of the 3 I have read I have enjoyed. All the characters were boring and spoke exactly the same; it was impossible for me to tell who was who from their speech. The protagonist acts out of character and is overly abrasive for no adequate reason several times in this book. The Matarese Countdown. Vintage Ludlum by the man himself not someone else using his characters. 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