During his thirty-year career Ludlum sold 220 million copies in 40 countries in 32 different languages. His recent books have been Sunday Times bestsellers and Guardian fastsellers in paperback. Ludlum's THE BOURNE IDENTITY and THE BOURNE SUPREMACY were both major Hollywood movies starring Matt Damon. Ludlum always receives first-rate reviews: 'Huge in scope ... Ludlum spins it all together with lots of suspense' Sunday Telegraph. 'The real titan of the genre is Robert Ludlum ... the world's most read writer' GQ. 'Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six pack of thriller writers combined' New York Times. '[Ludlum] was a master at the conspiracy theory type of thriller, his books operating on an ever-spiralling series of surprise revelations, with double, treble and quadruple crosses as everyday as sun-ups and sunsets ... great value' Irish Times. 'The pace is fast, the action plentiful ... a must read' Booklist 'Olympic style, all-out espionage ... Good news for Ludlum's countless fans' Daily Express.

Robert Ludlum launched his career as a bestselling writer with THE SCARLATTI INHERITANCE in 1971, the first of a string of International bestselers. There are more than 210 million copies of his books in print and they have been translated in 32 languages.