Books
May, 1979
Robert Ludlum's latest thriller and guaranteed best seller, The Matarese Circle (Richard Marek), has the momentum of a connect-the-dots drawing. The dots are the usual assortment of inventive homicides, rapes, tortures, etc. The picture that is finally assembled is that of a sinister organization of for-hire assassins devoted to conquering the world. A dying Russian general sounds the alarm: "Hear me out. There is a timetable, but to speak of it would be to acknowledge the past; none dare d...
