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The Bancroft Strategy | [Robert Ludlum]
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    19 hrs and 31 mins
  • AUDIBLE RELEASE DATE
    10-09-06
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Publisher's Summary

Todd Belknap, a legendary field agent for Consular Operations with a reputation as a cowboy, is cut loose from the agency after an operation goes wrong. At the same time, Jared Rinehart, 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 Rinehart 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 $12 million from a cousin she never met, but 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 Bancroft. Having never been involved with, or even having met, her family (her mother was briefly married to a Bancroft and cut off all contact 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 individual 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.

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  • 6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
    "Ludlum is Spinning in his grave"
    By Clayton (Pelham, NY, USA) Jan 21, 2007
    I wish I had read reviews for my first download at audible

    New member and wanted to start with a great book. Was always a Ludlum fan and a fan of spy novels in general. This is by far the worst book I have ever come across. It reads like a horrible romance novel.

    I thought that this was a book that he had written and published posthumously. I was wrong - this must have been a bunch of notes that someone has filled in many blank spots with bad - no VERY bad - fillers and random characters.

    Ludlum is Dead - please let him rest peacefully and stop diluting his body of work with this horrid trash.
  • 6 of 7 people found this review helpful.
    "When was this written?"
    By Ross (Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) Nov 26, 2006
    Allegedly by Robert Ludlum. No way. It's an ok story but DEFINITELY not Ludlum. Mr. Ludlum died in Naples Florida in 2001. Some of the technology referred to by name in this book did not exist in 2001. Like many of the other posthumous "Ludlum" releases, this is at best a fair approximation of Mr. Ludlum's style with none of his verve or style. Todd Belknap is no Beowulf Agate or Vasili Talienikov. The Lustbader written Bourne book is far superior and much more true to Ludlum's style and pace. The Bancroft Strategy is choppy made for TV fiction with none of the Ludlum modality. You may enjoy the story, but Ludlum it is not.
  • 5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
    "Beyond bad"
    By Dan (Fayetteville, AR, USA) Apr 11, 2007
    I have read Ludlum over the years and this was not Ludlum. He would turn over in his grave if he read what someone signed his name to. The story seemed to be an opportunity to present a sophomoric schlock philosophy. Worse it was done using Tom Swiftie type lines such as "It was a boring book" he said sleepily. "If possible the narration was even worse" he said incredulously.
  • 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
    "Goofy"
    By Mike (Richmond, IN, USA) Dec 21, 2006
    This book could have been 1/3 of the length it was. The charachters just keep getting out of the same predicaments over and over! This book was pathetic and cheesy. I believe I have listened to my last Ludlum novel!
  • 1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
    "Dreadful"
    By Robert (Hicksville, NY, USA) May 13, 2008
    Ludlum wasn't that great himself but he was usually entertaining. His "ghost", on the other hand, is so bereft of talent that he (or she) is an embarrassment to the title "amateur".

    I'll withhold judgment on the reader until he reads something less silly but he didn't score any points with this piece of garbage.
  • 1 of 4 people found this review helpful.
    "Long but worth it"
    By Sjb (Austin, TX, USA) Jan 21, 2007
    I have to admit that after listening to the first part of this book (Part 1 of 3), I wondered if I had the stamina to listen to the rest but I forced myself to keep going. By the time I was about 2/3 through the second part I was hooked, but it did take that long to really capture my interest. Once I was hooked I could not put it down. The plot has plenty of twists, interesting characters and unknown variables and the conclusion of the book is both surprising and satisfying. Great listen and something you can really sink your teeth into!
  • 1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
    "Good Book"
    By Don (Evanston, IL, USA) Jan 13, 2007
    This is a great book. It is a little slow for the first few pages but the end is amazing.
  • 1 of 3 people found this review helpful.
    "Excellent Book"
    By Stephen (Williamston, SC, USA) Oct 23, 2006
    The story is interesting and is read expertly, however, the author could have left out a few GD's which was used too frequently.
  • 0 of 0 people found this review helpful.
    "Worth the credit"
    By Mobilis (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) Aug 22, 2009
    I enjoyed this book a great deal; I'm kind of a Ludlum fan, and though this book was kind of formulaic, I'm okay with that. It wasn't stellar, but it didn't suck, either. How's that for fence sitting?
  • 0 of 0 people found this review helpful.
    "Long and kind of boring"
    By Rodney (St. Joseph, MI, USA) Nov 18, 2008
    Too wordy and anticlimatic.

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