Matarese · Book 1
The Matarese Circle
- Published
- 1 January 1979
- Pages
- 601
- ISBN-13
- 9780553199482
- Type
- novel

About this book
Robert Ludlum's The Matarese Circle (1979) runs 601 pages, pairing an American and a Soviet intelligence officer -- bitter Cold War enemies -- who must cooperate against a shadowy Corsican-founded network of industrialists manipulating global politics from behind the scenes.
Its place in Matarese
The Matarese Circle is book 1 in the Matarese series. It is followed by The Matarese Countdown. See the full Matarese reading order.
The Matarese are a shadowy Corsican-founded network of industrialists and power brokers who have spent generations quietly manipulating global politics and economics from behind the scenes, and the two agents forced to unite against them are the heart of Robert Ludlum's Matarese duology. The Matarese Circle (1979) pairs an American and a Soviet intelligence officer — bitter Cold War enemies — who must cooperate when they discover a conspiracy larger than either of their governments, a premise that let Ludlum…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780553199482