Matarese · Book 1

The Matarese Circle

by Robert Ludlum

Published
1 January 1979
Pages
601
ISBN-13
9780553199482
Type
novel

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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…

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