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It is great to see this Bourne series getting all this attention, and I can't wait for the movie! Ludlum was the father of the modern thriller (at least in my opinion). this is the middle book of the Bourne Series about a deadly assassian created by the US goverenment, from the mild manner David Webb. While not as good as the "Bourne Identity" it is still a must read for all thriller fans, and hopefully a new generation of fans will get to enjoy this fine trilogy! Also check out "The Bourne Identity and Ultimatum" and I agree with an earlier reviewer "A Tourist in the Yucatan" is a thriller that carries on in the Ludlum tradition!

The beginning of The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum starts off as an action-packed murder mystery in Southeast Asia. David Webb now has to rise again to defeat the assassin impersonating him. As I look back at the first book, The Bourne Identity, I feel that the sequel did not meet my expectations. For one, I think Ludlum wrote the Bourne Supremacy in order to write the last book, The Bourne Ultimatum, which already seems to be better than the last. For Carlos, the original threat to Bourne, wants Jason's head. However, I would still recommend this book because of Ludlum's action-packed writing style.

ludlum's writing is good but reading pleasure spoiled by length of this novel - got bored after some 300 pages