Book Review: ‘Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Defiance: A Novel’ By Brian Freeman

Jason Bourne has lying low in Paris, spending time with Abbey when he can. Things seem calm, until this morning, when notices something different. Telling Abbey to get ready just in case he gives her the signal, he goes to investigate. He ends up finding Nova, and it turns out Treadstone agents are being targeted and killed because of a job seven years ago, code name Defiance. Nova is on the list, and Jason aka Cain is also being hunter, because Lennon was part of that job. No one associated with Treadstone now or then seems to know what Defiance was, other than a series of hits, until Jason hits pay dirt, and finds it had something to do with a downed plane. As the bodies pile up, Abbey, Nova, and Jason are all in danger, and Lennon’s part of the plot. It all comes to a climax, when Cain aka Bourne, and Abel aka Lennon aka Bourne, have one final showdown. And on top of that there are shocking deaths, and Jason finally gets the answers he’s seeking, but it will cost him dearly. This is another great novel in the series. I started reading it, and two hours later I was finished, losing track of time, it’s that damn good. I cannot say enough how much I love this Bourne series. Author Brian Freeman does an outstanding job writing these novels.

You can pick up Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Defiance in stores on Tuesday, July 25th from Putnam.