Emphasis Preaching Journal

Spy stories may not be on everyone's reading list. However, if one gets a taste of these stories that can be superthrillers, one has to be impressed how much the authors have to know about the intricacies of geography, technology, political science, and psychology. One example is Robert Ludlum, who grinds out such stories apparently with some regularity. In his novel, The Bourne Ultimatum, David Webb, a professor of Oriental studies, has to give up his identity to resume the personality of Jason Bourne, a government agent. His avowed enemy is the Jackal, international terrorist.