The Cry of the Halidon
1974 novel by Robert Ludlum
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The Cry of the Halidon is a 1974 suspense novel by Robert Ludlum.[1]
Plot summary
The story concerns a geologist, Alex McAuliff, who served in the Army as an infantry officer and fought in Vietnam, is commissioned to undertake a survey in Jamaica. It's an offer McAuliff just can't refuse: two million dollars for a geological survey of Jamaica's dark interior. All Dunstone, Limited asks for in return is his time, his expertise, and above all his absolute secrecy. No one is to know of Dunstone's involvement - not even McAuliff's handpicked team.
But British Intelligence knows and they've let Alex know a secret of their own: the last survey team sent to Jamaica by Dunstone vanished without a trace. For McAuliff, it's too late to turn back. Alex already knows about Dunstone...which means he already knows too much.
He is a marked man...but by whom? Dunstone Limited? British Intelligence? A rival company? A beautiful island and a beautiful woman who could be a spy are central to Alex's chance for survival. That and a single word...Halidon.
In common with other Ludlum novels the lead character discovers there is more to the deal than expected and McAuliff is enlisted by British Intelligence. The story develops as McAuliff's resources and abilities are tested eventually leading him to a secret organisation hidden in the Jamaican mountains.
Notes
- ^ Gina Macdonald (1 January 1997). Robert Ludlum: A Critical Companion. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-313-29971-1.
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Novels by Robert Ludlum
- The Scarlatti Inheritance (1971)
- The Osterman Weekend (1972)
- The Matlock Paper (1973)
- Trevayne (1973)
- The Cry of the Halidon (1974)
- The Rhinemann Exchange (1974)
- The Road to Gandolfo (1975)
- The Gemini Contenders (1976)
- The Chancellor Manuscript (1977)
- The Holcroft Covenant (1978)
- The Parsifal Mosaic (1982)
- The Aquitaine Progression (1984)
- The Icarus Agenda (1988)
- The Road to Omaha (1992)
- The Scorpio Illusion (1993)
- The Apocalypse Watch (1995)
- The Prometheus Deception (2000)
- The Sigma Protocol (2001)
- The Janson Directive (2002)
- The Tristan Betrayal (2003)
- The Ambler Warning (2005)
- The Bancroft Strategy (2006)
- The Bourne Identity (1980)
- The Bourne Supremacy (1986)
- The Bourne Ultimatum (1990)
- The Matarese Circle (1979)
- The Matarese Countdown (1997)
- Covert-One series
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