Ludlum’s novels are fast-paced thrillers filled with intrigue and action meticulously researched but accessible and easy-to-read. In fact, alongside the likes of authors like Michael Crichton, Arthur Hailey, Clive Cussler, and Tom Clancy he really helped define the genre. The Birth of BourneRobert Ludlum was a master of airport fiction. “That was the genesis of The Bourne Identity.” Ludlum had promised his wife he wouldn’t sit down and start another book for a few weeks, but the idea was irresistible. “I put the two germs of thought together and thought, supposing a man was after Carlos the Jackal and lost his memory, by going into deep cover,” Ludlum told journalist Don Swaim during a 1986 interview. It turned out Ludlum had suffered a case of transient global amnesia and lost 12 hours of his life.
Confused, Ludlum insisted he was never informed of the meeting, though his accountant explained he’d been with Ludlum at his home the previous day and they had talked about it. “Three days later, while having coffee in his Connecticut home, Ludlum fielded a call from his accountant confirming he expected Ludlum at 11 at his office in New York.
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