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    The Janson Directive
    The Janson Directive
    The Janson Directive
    Audiobook (abridged)6 hours

    The Janson Directive

    Written by Robert Ludlum

    Narrated by Paul Michael

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    Paul Janson has a difficult past, which includes a shadowy, notorious career in U.S. Consular Operations. Now living a quiet life, nothing could lure him back into the field. Nothing - except Peter Novack, a man who once saved Janson's life, who has been kidnapped by terrorists and is set to be executed. Janson hastily assembles a team of former colleagues and proteges to rescue Novak but the operation goes horribly wrong. Now Janson finds himself marked for death and his only hope is to uncover the truth behind these events - a truth that has the power to foment wars, topple governments, and change the very course of history.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateMar 1, 2003
    ISBN9781593970802
    Author

    Robert Ludlum

    Robert Ludlum (1927-2001) was the author of 25 thriller novels, including The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum--the books on which the international hit movies were based--and The Sigma Protocol. He was also the creator of the Covert-One series. Born in New York City, Ludlum received a B.A. from Wesleyan University, and before becoming an author, he was a United States Marine, a theater actor and producer.

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    • 3/5
      The super-agent on the run from his own agency story is one I usually find entertaining, but this book was way too long and tedious. Janson's past trauma seems tacked on, not well enough integrated with his character, and while we get to see lots of gritty gruesomeness from his time in Vietnam, but more as violence-porn than as insight into Janson's character and situation. Similarly, the politics and economics that are tacked on as vital elements of the plot are sparse and awkward, so that the plot seems like more of an excuse to see more violence-porn. Not my favorite spy thriller.
    • 3/5
      The Janson Directive was published after Robert Ludlum’s death. It’s very typical of a Ludlum novel filled with high-wire action scenes and loaded with twists and turns. In this novel, Paul Janson, a former assassin for the United States government who now runs a private security company is hired to rescue kidnapped Nobel Peace prize winner, Peter Novak. He is being held captive by Muslim extremists in the Indian Ocean. Just after his rescue attempt, Novak is killed in a fiery explosion. Instead of this being the end of the novel, it’s just the beginning. Janson is then targeted by assassins throughout Europe, leaving a trail of dead bodies in the process.This novel certainly moves at a fast pace and is enjoyable to read. The reveal behind the novel is absolutely preposterous, which is typical of Ludlum. I wouldn’t say it kills the novel, but it certainly made me groan. Believability is not one of Ludlum’s strengths, but action is, and this novel has it in spades. A fun novel, but not one that requires a great deal of deep thought.Carl Alves – author of Blood Street
    • 3/5
      Kills more people than I know. speed of things happening in overwellmeaning , just keep changing , never know who is who..
    • 3/5
      This type of fast-paced spy novel is a popular request in a library. A billionaire philanthropist is kidnapped by terrorists and must be rescued. In this case, the rescue is botched and the would-be hero is on the run. All the clues come together for a thrilling end.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this gripping thriller. A little unbelivable plot-wise in places the story is so well told that you hardly notice. A special operative, Janson, gets drawn back into a covert world he thought he'd left behind, in order to rescue his former mentor. A tragic accident later, he realises nothing is as it seemed and he sets out to investigate the "real truth" in countries across the world with allies in strange places - who is working for whom and who can be trusted?