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"A sure winner...fast paced, suspenseful, and bound to keep you tuming the pages." --The Denver Post

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The name on the computer screen is James Barbous Matlock. Vietnam veteran. College professor. He's Washington's choice to stop a far-reaching conspiracy, an undercover assignment destined to put Matlock's neck against the razor's edge of danger. And the faceless men in Washington don't care if it means savaging the women Matlock loves, or trapping Matlock in a maze of unrelenting terror. They care about just one thing: that Matlock is the perfect man for the job...for a reason that is disturbing, violent, and extremely deadly.

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2.0 out of 5 stars "One Step Up, Two Steps Back...", Feb 13 1999

By	jack.dawson@worldnet.att.net (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Matlock Paper (Paperback)

...as Springsteen once sang. With Ludlum's third book, "The Matlock Paper", he would finally develop the narrative style lacking in his previous books, most notably "The Osterman Weekend." Unfortunately, his characters and situations took a back seat.

As title characters go, Matlock is one of the weakest I've ever come across. Not only is he not sympathetic, but rather obtuse and tiresome. He makes so many mistakes that are obviously foolish that you find yourself disengaged from the book, shaking your fist and screaming. Well, that might be an exaggeration, but you know what I mean.

The lack of strong women, the obviousness of the villain, and the weak male lead all lead up to a less than stellar book. The only thing that makes it worthwhile is Ludlum's increasing narrative technique, which seemed to finally be coming to a head.

If you're a die-hard Ludlum fan who has to read everything by the man, then you'll find something here. Everyone else though, consider yourself warned.

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5.0 out of 5 stars All Ludlum books, Mar 1 2002

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This review is from: The Matlock Paper (Paperback)

I have read all of Robert Ludlums books, they are all great reading. It's a shame we will have no more of his writings.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A great name doesn't always mean a great book, Nov 16 2001

By	MONICA LEE (INDONESIA) - See all my reviews

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Who never heard Ludlum's name? He has big name among thriller authors. This fact was intriguing me to read his books too. "The Matlock Paper" was Ludlum's second book I've ever read beside "The Gemini Contender". And I still can't make Ludlum's books as my cup of tea.

I bought this book with great expectation that Ludlum would write "bettter" then Frederick Forsyth (which I've read all of his books) and Tom Clancy. However, I was very disappointed to find that the topic and plot were too simple, especially compared with Ludlum's big name. The story was predictable and not thrilling at all.

I am not sure whether I will give another try for another Ludlum's books. I'm simply too disappointed with this one.

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4.0 out of 5 stars hohum
The book is well written and the action keeps you reading. But the plot is rather tired, having been used so often, in so many variations, before. Maybe a good book for the beach.

Published on Sep 26 2001 by lvkleydorff

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book!
After reading other reviews I didn't know if I wanted to read this book or not. I am now glad that I did. Read more

Published on Oct 13 2000 by Melvin Hunt

4.0 out of 5 stars This paper gets an A!
This book follows the prototypical Ludlum plot: take a somewhat ordinary man, throw him into a situation of international conspiracy, deceit, violence, and terrible danger, and... Read more

Published on Aug 24 2000 by David Montgomery

3.0 out of 5 stars yeah, well, not his best
It is good. The plot is developed firmly and there are some wonderfully satisfying twists. However, Matlock is sort of carbon and he doesn't seem to have a whole lot of brains... Read more