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| Title | : | The Chancellor Manuscript |
| Author | : | Robert Ludlum |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 1984 by Bantam (first published 1977) |
| Categories | : | Thriller. Fiction. Mystery. Spy Thriller. Espionage |
Robert Ludlum
Paperback | Pages: 448 pages Rating: 3.84 | 5783 Users | 131 Reviews
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Did J. Edgar die a natural death?...Or was he murdered?Inver Brass—a group of high-minded and high-placed intellectuals who see a monstrous threat to the country in Hoover's unethical use of his scandal-ridden private files. They decide to do away with him—quietly, efficiently, with no hint of impropriety. Until best-selling thriller writer Peter Chancellor stumbles onto information that makes his precious books like harmless fairy tales. Now Chancellor and Inver Brass are on a deadly collision course, spiraling across the globe in an ever-widening arc of violence and terror. Hurtling toward a showdown that will rip Washington's intelligence community apart—leaving only one damning document to survive . . .
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| Original Title: | The Chancellor Manuscript |
| ISBN: | 0553260944 (ISBN13: 9780553260946) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.84 From 5783 Users | 131 ReviewsWrite-Up Appertaining To Books The Chancellor Manuscript
Ludlum's books are always a great ride and this one is not an exception. I love how the plot tightens up as you reach the finale: incredibly tight!It makes me want to read the bourne series again.This is very poorly written. Ludlum' prose is overly dramatic and downright cheesy, with an irritating need to punctuate the drama with excessive use of exclamation marks! Why such a high score then? Because it's astonishingly well plotted. The central conspiracy has some genuinely surprising revelations and in its latter third the level of escalation is really quite thrilling. Sure, it's silly, but I gladly ate it up.
This is my favorite Ludlum book of all time. I devoured it. It has a bit of historical fiction in it but stays the espionage course as well. I would rate it "R" if it were a movie due to language and some scene description but it's a great read if you like spy novels. Ludlum is a master storyteller.
Despite it is quite a big & heavy edition, I read this before going to sleep (and in the many sleepless hours I had this werk).I liked the book. It's interesting, well written, fast paced and it contains quite a plausible story. I also happen to love (non-)fiction about espionage/intelligence and the agencies that are behind that, so the story about Hoover's personal archive rung a bell. Too bad it's finished, this was a good one!
The best Ludlum novel ever, and very timely story line with what is going on in today's world. A must read for lovers of the thriller genre.
I can see why this book is the most mentioned Ludlum book and is used to introduce people to Ludlum's genre. Conspiracy within conspiracy. Where truth and fiction collide. The conversations were not stilted and seemed possible. As I continue to wade through his body of work, this book gives me hope I will be able to enjoy more of them.
Enjoyed this! I found the initial premise intriguing because set in 1968 unmasking US businessmen who traded with Nazi Germany is something which was later done well in books such as 'IBM and the Holocaust'. But in 1968 it's a no-no that sets the main character, Peter Chancellor, off on fictionalising real history to be able to tell the stories he only has some, or only confidential, sources on. Chancellor has a good thing going until a tragedy intervenes. This is my first "Hmm" later on - the
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