Matarese The Matarese Circle, Book 1, (Paperback)

from brettjames

A classic read, somewhat long in the tooth. While Ludlum might not write with the flare of Fleming, it's definitely his plots that they used for the Bond movies. This one in particular has the enemy spies working together that we saw in The Spy Who Loved Me (the book itself had little to do with ...

from TadAD

Another of Ludlum's better novels.

from TiffGabler

Scofield and Taleniekov are characters that redefine what spies are. Ludlum uses imagery that removes any suspicions of reading a cliche spy novel replete with FBI interviews, fast cars and such. It's more like a Spy Odyssey, that is how rich this story is.

from JoAnnSmithAinsworth

Exciting and complex plot which kept me reading despite the number of pages (536 pp.) in the novel.

from TiffGabler

Scofield and Taleniekov are characters that redefine what spies are. Ludlum uses imagery that removes any suspicions of reading a cliche spy novel replete with FBI interviews, fast cars and such. It's more like a Spy Odyssey, that is how rich this story is.