Book Review-Newer Books 17

Review-The Bourne Betrayal

Eric Van Lustbader wrote The Bourne Betrayal. Warner Books published the book in June 2007; it has 496 pages.

            Africa, the Middle East, and Washington D.C.; the chameleon, Jason Bourne is at it again. Jason’s best and only friend, Martin Lindros has been lost in the fieldwork, a field that has not been involved in for many years. The director may not trust him, but when the manager of Central Intelligence’s top-secret agency, Lindros, disappears; his only choice is to call on Bourne to rescue is friend. Many find Bourne to be a rebel with little regards to the way things need to be done, a loner with no respect for authority, and perhaps a situation to be handled.

            Jason, while still trying to deal with memory issues and the losses he has suffered, is pulled into a dramatic and diabolical plan to wreak havoc on not only himself, but also the United States. History has a way of playing a role in every decision and memory that plagues Bourne. However, are they real? Terrorist leaders have set plans in motion for retaliation against a serious insult and injury inflicted by Jason Bourne in the past. Will America suffer? The distrust of the CI director and the danger he is felt to present, adds extra danger to the aims and goals Bourne develops on the spur of the moment rescue he is now involved in. He is constantly making rapid-fire decisions, sometimes based on faulty memories and emotions. There are few that he can trust.  One agent in CI, whom he has worked with in the past and is a part of his burgeoning memory, may turn out to be his only hope, if only the conspiracy he presents to her is confirmed.

            Eric Van Lustbader has once again brought the character of Bourne to life, through mayhem, death, destruction, and plenty of action. Bourne continues to be the man of many faces and often a ghost who gets the job done. Throughout this novel, twists and turns run rampant; who to trust and who will trust Bourne seed every page. Another winner that will surely be good at the box office.