Category: Mystery

Lifespan: (May 25, 1927 - March 12, 2001)

Interesting & Unique Facts: Ludlum is a writer of 21 thrillers. There are more than 210 million copies of his books in print which have been translated into 32 languages. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd.

Ludlum died in 2001 of a subdural hematoma, reportedly leaving behind several unpublished manuscripts and rough outlines, which continue to be dusted off and published with the help of ghostwriters.

Author's work in order (with publication dates):

• The Scarlatti Inheritance (1971)
• The Osterman Weekend (1972)
• The Matlock Paper (1973)
• Trevayne (1973) [writing under the pen-name Jonathan Ryder]
• The Cry of the Halidon (1974) [writing under the pen-name Jonathan Ryder]
• The Rhinemann Exchange (1974)
• The Road to Gandolfo (1975) [writing under the pen-name Michael Shephard]
• The Gemini Contenders (1976)
• The Chancellor Manuscript (1977)
• The Holcroft Covenant (1978)
• The Matarese Circle (1979)
• The Parsifal Mosaic (1982)
• The Aquitanine Progression (1984)
• The Icarus Agenda (1988)
• The Road to Omaha (1992)
• The Scorpio Illusion (1993)
• The Apocalypse Watch (1995)
• The Matarese Countdown (1997)
• The Promestheus Deception (2000)

The Bourne Trilogy

• The Bourne Identity (1980)
• The Bourne Supremacy (1986)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (1990)