The Scorpio Illusion

by Robert Ludlum

Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Don't ever begin a Ludlum novel if you have to go to work the next day."-- Chicago Sun-Times Tyrell Hawthorne was a naval intelligence officer--one of the best--until the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553094416
• ISBN13: 9780553094411
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

crewies review

This is one of those can't put it down books. From the very first page the reader is taken on a journey from the Middle Eastern war through the Carribean and the USA. Robert Ludlum keeps a fever pitched pace as Bajarat weaves her magic dealing out love and death with a cold, calculating terrorist mind, all the while staying just out of reach of commander Hawthorn.If you like action, romance, intrigue and a little blood doesn't put you off then I recommend this book as it has a double dose of all the above.

An Exciting Book!

Through this book Ludlum does a good story about the world of terrorism.The lady terrorist who plays the villain in this book swears vengance after her lover is killed. She begins a journey to the United States to gain this vengance. A Naval intelligence officer is attempting to find her. The lady terrorist makes a stop on a Carribean island to visit her father figure(a death merchant). Along the way she picks up a fake count. By passing off this fake count as being wealthy she works the social set and finally gains an audience with the President. The Naval Intelligence officer finally catches up with the terrorist. A very interesting read. Read it you will not be dissapointed.

Another good Ludlum book

A very good writeup of a master terrorist. After the killing of her boyfriend she goes on a mission of vengance. Her path to America is also an interesting point in this book. Her stay and relationship with the death merchant on the Carribean Island makes noteworthy reading. When she gets to America with her fake count another interesting phase begins. Anyone who questions her claim to fame winds up dead. She is very effective She finally meets her maker in the end thanks to her former lover. This result in the terrorist ring being broken worldwide. This is another interesting book from Ludlum that you should take time to read.

Enthralling read

I didn't think I would like this book, boy was I wrong! I LOVED it. Ludlum did a wonderful job on the unfolding of the story. There is constant divulgence of plot and character information, making for a very interesting and gripping tale! You won't want to put it down...

Definitely should be an award-winning book!

This book rocked my world during the 1 week I read it. It starts very thrilling and gets more and more thrilling all the time all the way to the end. This is the only book by Ludlum I've read, but I know for sure that it won't be for long. You just don't want to give it up for anything, neither sleeping nor eating! Get this book immediately, it's worth every single penny, I personally asure you of that.