The Matarese Countdown

The Matarese Countdown first edition cover.
Author	Robert Ludlum
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	The Matarese Dynasty
Genre	Thriller novel
Publisher	Bantam Books
Publication date	October 13, 1997[citation needed]
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	496 pp (first edition)
ISBN	0-553-10667-8
OCLC	37260848
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 21
LC Class	PS3562.U26 M3 1997
Preceded by	The Matarese Circle

The Matarese Countdown is an espionage thriller novel by Robert Ludlum.^[1] It is the sequel to The Matarese Circle.^[1]

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 a.k.a. "son of the shepherd boy," who seems to have survived the events recounted in "The Matarese Circle" nearly twenty years ago, they are hatching a new and diabolical plot to plunge the civilised world into total chaos.

Only one man, a consular operations operative known as Brandon Scofield a.k.a. Beowulf Agate, can stop them, but he has been retired for nearly twenty years. Brandon Scofield is once again sent into the field together with a CIA case officer, Cameron Pryce, but this time the enemy is more dangerous.