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Loading... The Bancroft Strategyby Robert Ludlum
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Philanthropists as the bad guys – what could be a more charming plot supposition. If you work in philanthropy (or in a nonprofit) and like a good yarn you will enjoy. ( )Way too long. The book was finished posthumously by a writer who supposedly knew how Ludlum wrote. A lot of the excess verbiage was unnecssary. Ludlum spy thriller written by his estate. The book was long and slow to read, don't recommend reading books by the estate or other ghost writers. This story can not be compared to his original books. I didn't finish this one, a bit too heavy as I was turning the pages. Too bad because the beginning was so entertaining... Nice pacing, engaging characters, and plot. no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0312316739, Hardcover)In the tradition of such Ludlum classics as The Chancellor Manuscript and The Icarus Agenda, The Bancroft Strategy is a compelling novel of intrigue, where two figures find themselves facing a shadowy organization working to twist global politics to their own unsavory ends. When Todd Belknap - a legendary field agent for Consular Operations with a reputation as something of a cowboy - is cut loose from the agency after an operation goes wrong, his best friend and fellow agent is abducted in Lebanon by a militia group with a vicious reputation. When the government refuses to either rescue him or negotiate for his release, Belknap decides to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, hedge fund analyst Andrea Bancroft gets a surprising call - she is to receive an unexpected bequest of six million dollars from a cousin she never met. With one condition -- she must agree to sit on the board of the Bancroft family foundation, a charitable organization that is run by the family patriarch, Paul Newton. Having never been involved with, or even met, the family - her mother was briefly married to an Bancroft and cut off all contact many years ago - Andrea is intrigued. But the foundation, which is dedicated to doing strategic good deeds, appears less and less benign the more deeply involved she gets. What exactly is their involvement with the "Genesis" - a mysterious group working to destabilize the geopolitical balance at the risk of millions of lives? As events escalate, Todd Belknap and Andrea Bancroft come together and must form an uneasy alliance if they are to uncover the truth behind "Genesis" -- before it is too late. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:51 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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