Book Review: ‘Robert Ludlum’s The Treadstone Resurrection’ Is A Great Start To A New Series

For fans of the Jason Bourne series (and admit it who wasn’t a fan of the books or the movies) the universe is back with the first in a new series featuring Treadstone, which made Jason Bourne. In the new book Treadstone is about to be shutdown and those who were a part of it no more. For Adam Hayes he couldn’t take it anymore and left the program a while ago. He still suffers from what he went through but has been getting his memories back. He wants nothing more than to be a dad to his son Jack and hopefully get back with his wife. But that’s all about to change.

In Venezuela an operation is going on that has not been sanctioned by anyone in the US Government. It involves a sitting US Senator and his special operatives, running a scheme to get money from the Venezuelan president, who has double crossed them. They took out the President a few years ago and helped get a new one elected, who is now double-crossing them as well. For Nick Ford it is the end. He has been working with his team there but was double-crossed (he is one of the good guys) and his crew was killed and they’re closing in on him. He manages to get an e-mail out to Adam with pictures before they get him. Adam is not aware of this but the bad guys are. They send a team to take out Adam but they don’t know who they’re messing with. Adam is ex-Treadstone and is a killing machine. He manages to escape and kill the people after him but they keep coming. He again takes out the next kill team and soon gets a hold of his former CIA leader and forms a plan to get to Venezuela and end this once and for all.

He gets there and comes face to face with the person responsible for going after him. They think they have Adam but again they don’t know who there dealing with and it comes down to a dramatic game of cat and mouse. Who will come out on top? Will Treadstone be resurrected or is over and done with? And will Adam get the ultimate revenge against those who wronged him?

Author Joshua Hood has written a great thriller that’s all action and Robert Ludlum would be very proud of him. This is as good as any Jason Bourne book. The character of Adam Hayes is just awesome. It’s a book you won’t want to put down and will be sad when it’s over. I for one cannot wait for more books in the series.

You can pick up Robert Ludlum’s The Treadstone Resurrection in stores on Tuesday, February 25th form Putnam.