The Matarese Countdown [SEP] series
The Matarese Countdown
The Matarese Countdown is an espionage thriller novel by Robert Ludlum. It is the sequel to "The Matarese Circle".
Plot.
Like the legendary phoenix, the Materese are rising from the ashes and are regaining their former power.
The new leader of the Matarese is an enigmatic figure named Jan van der Meer Matareisen, according to himself the only legitimate grandchild of Baron Guillaume de Matarese, the founder of the Matarese group.
With the help of another shadowy figure known as Julian Guiderone
Taleniekov refuses to escape and sets the house on fire, while Scofield escapes with Antonia. Nations around the world arrest members of the Matarese and unanimously agree to cover up the conspiracy. Scofield and Antonia are given a boat and retire to the Caribbean.
The story is followed by a 1997 sequel, "The Matarese Countdown".
Story Real life references.
In an introduction to the novel, Ludlum writes that he based the conspiracy on the Trilateral Commission.
The "Shepherd Boy" assassin character is based on