Praise for Robert Ludlum and The Holcroft Covenant Pleases and seduces . . . [Robert] Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined. . . . I sprained my wrist turning his pages and didnt notice until an hour later.John Leonard, The New York Times Dont ever begin a Ludlum novel if you have to go to work the next day.Chicago TribuneFrom the Publisher13 1.5-hour cassettesFrom the Inside FlapThe Fourth Reich is waiting to be born. The only man who can stop it is about to sign its birth certificate. In 1945 the children of the Third Reich were secretly hidden all over the world-to be concealed until the 1970's, when they would come of age. Then the most elaborate plans and $780 million in a Swiss bank would be waiting. There would even be an unsuspecting outsider to set the plan into action. that outsider is Noel Holcroft, the American son of a high-ranking Nazi. He's just been shown an amazing document, the Holcroft Covenant. If he signs, it will be his own death warrant and a devastating threat to the security of the world.From the Paperback edition. how can i read old books for free The Holcroft Covenant: A Novel
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Ludlum started a trend...By JM Harvey Author of Justice For NoneThe Nazi's in the final days of the war hatched a plan for the rebirth of the third Reich. Now only one man, Noel Holcroft, stands in their way. The son of one of the highest ranking Nazi's, raised in ignorance of who his father was, he is know the inheritor of a vast amount of money that he is to use to right the wrongs his father and his father's cohorts inflicted on the world (as if that's possible). He is betrayed on all sides, surrounded by lies and pursued by enemies on all sides as the ODESSA pursues the money he controls in order to use it to push the world into another war. The European locals are interesting, the characters are twisted and believable, but it was a little flat for me this time around. I first read this when I was a teenager and recently re-read it. It was better back in the day, but that is probably because I have been trained to like a lot more action in my spy stories. This is a bit wordy and a little bit dated but I still enjoyed it. When I was 17 I would have given this 10 stars, now it's just four.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Master at Work!By Craig A. McDonoughLudlum is one of the master's of intrigue, the double-cross and deceit. Memorable story after story has been penned by this author and The Holcroft Covenant is no exception. Highly recommended for the way he weaves a great story, have you turning page after page and wanting more. Many of the modern day "indie" writers could learn a thing or two from reading Robert Ludlum (and that includes me!)17 of 19 people found the following review helpful. Robert Ludlum - Master Espionage Writer Strikes AgainBy iqhopeI am hooked on Robert Ludlum's books. I gave up romance after I turned 20, moved on to murder mysteries (Ellery Queen genre), but I never experienced an author that could keep me awake until 3:00 in the morning, not only with one of his books--but with all of them!I have read The Chancellor Manuscripts, all three of the series of the Bourne books, and just finished the Holcroft Covenant, which teases and hints at a sequel in the last few pages, and I'm crossing my fingers there is one (have to still check out his list of books).The Holcroft Covenant deals with Nazi sympathizers and a Covenant that is allegedly going to help all those victims of the Holocaust approximately 30 years after the conclusion of the war. Mr. Holcraft, the son of one of Hitler's closest officers who supposedly committed suicide in the last days of the Reich, is given a letter, written by his father before his death, directing the son to find two other Nazi offspring, go to Geneva, and recover a multi-million dollar account that is dictated to be used to 'help' those victims of war crimes committed during the war.The twist, as expected in any Ludlum novel, occurs about half-way through the book, from a direction the reader would never guess, and involves a woman (the hero always has to get his gal in Ludlum's novels--I love it!), and this right after he encounters an experience that forces him to run for his life, hide from those he loves, and cuts his communications off from any normal life that the hero would normally use if this was real life.While Ludlum's books smack of a 'formula,' I absolutely love it--you know that something unusual is going to happen to the main character, he's going to be forced to give up his normal life to go out and 'save the world,' he'll use life-long aquaintances for help throughout the book (although about 85% end up in a morgue by the end of the story), there's lots of shooting of the bad guys, a damsel in distress who will initially hate the main character, then fall in love with him, and after everybody shoots at each other and more bad and good guys die, the hero either ends up being 'savior' of the world, or he ends up physically chopped to pieces, but survives to take on the bad guys again.Don't try this plot at home--only Ludlum can add enough realistic and believable imagery to convince you of the reality of the story with his details of Europe, lovely descriptions of continental hotels, and travelogues throughout the storyline.If you haven't tried a Ludlum novel, pick one up--any one, and enjoy an espionage thriller that only a master like Ludlum can write.