Books : The Aquitaine Progression

Rating: - One of Ludlum's better
This is an ancient book (1980's) still going strong. Why some authors keep on being reprinted is not always easily understood, but in Ludlum's case, this is fairly straightforward.

When Joel Converse meets up with his old friend/aquaintance, Avery Fowler (now known as Preston Halliday), his life is turned upside down. He is recruited into the battle against something known as Aquitaine when Pres/Avery dies in his arms.

From that murder on, his life is in great danger as he seeks to discover the identity of the people behind Aquitaine along with trying to destroy their attempt to take over the world. Joel soon finds himself pretty much alone in this fight, being hounded by police in many countries along with the people in the Aquitaine group. Allies are found in unlikely places, but so, too, are enemies.

The plot is fairly straightforward and Ludlumish. Enjoy! I certainly did.

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Rating: - A MUST read
I have just finished reading Aguitaine Progression. Quite a large book (760 pages long) but well worth reading it. The plot is a bit complicated in the beginning, too many names and places, but it has so many twists and unexpected events that it just keeps you going. Basically it is a story of a lawyer who gets himself in the middle of a difficult situation against people who want to rule the world (that's it, putting it in a nutshell, how he tries to find out who the good guys and who the bad guys are and how he manages to get himself out of the difficult situations he keeps getting in. Very good writting.