During his thirty-year career Ludlum sold 220 million copies in 40 countries in 32 different languages His Covert-One novels have consistently sold extremely well to traditional fans and his new audience All his recent books have been SUNDAY TIMES bestsellers and GUARDIAN fastsellers in paperback Ludlum's THE BOURNE IDENTITY was a major Hollywood movie starring Matt Damon and THE BOURNE SUPREMACY is scheduled for release in 2004 Ludlum always receives first-rate reviews: 'A writer who bests the bestsellers' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A killer of a thriller' USA TODAY 'A page-turner of non-stop action that should leave his fans begging for more' NEW YORK POST 'A fast-paced thriller from a reliable master' DAILY MAIL 'Huge in scope ... Ludlum spins it all together with lots of suspense' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'A master at the conspiracy theory type of thriller, his books operate on an ever- spiralling series of surprise revelations' IRISH TIMES 'Terrific entertainment ... the tension is fierce, the pace killing' COSMOPOLITAN 'Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined' NEW YORK TIMES

After a successful career in the theatre, Robert Ludlum launched his career as a best-selling writer with THE SCARLATTI INHERITANCE in 1971, the first of twenty-two consecutive international bestsellers. Robert sadly passed away in March 2001. Patrick Larkin is a best-selling novelist specializing in historical and military fiction. His collaborations with Larry Bond, including RED PHOENIX, VORTEX, CAULDRON, THE ENEMY WITHIN, and DAY OF WRATH, have won critical acclaim for their suspense, realism, and unblinking appreciation of geopolitical and modern military realities.