As the writer himself confesses, this story is one of those insane accidents where an idea puts his imagination on fire, and the characters are born with a promise of a chilling adventure. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Listen to road to gandolfo audiobook by robert ludlum. The road to omaha was absolutely hilarious, and laugh out loud startlingly. Buy a cheap copy of the road to gandolfo book by robert ludlum. He forces an army lawyer to participate in this plot and uses his 4 exwifes to look after this lawyer. The hawk has been kicked out of the army and plans to get a dollar from every catholic in the world by kidnapping the pope. The road to gandolfo was written by him before his thrillers became a class of their own and is as different from them as apples from oranges. The road to gandolfo by robert ludlum penguin random house. But now he stands accused of defacing a historic monument in chinas forbidden. Patrick 10 percent of any royalties from the book, published the following year, and 50.
A novel the road to series book 1 kindle edition by robert ludlum. In the road to gandolfo, robert ludlum introduced us to the outrageous general mackenzie hawkins and his legal wizard, sam devereaux, whose plot to kidnap the pope spun wildly out of control into sheer hilarity. You may know the author and his writing better as the original creator or jason bourne thru his trilogy the bourne identity, supremacy and ultimatum. The road to gandolfo by robert ludlum librarything. More than one coworker or fellow transit rider was jerked out of their personal meditation when i boisterously responded to a line in this book.
The road to gandolfo a bantam book published by arrangement with the author bantam export edition april 1982. General mackenzie hawkins is a living military legend, a hero and a rogue. A cast of characters which include the pope, an american general and several of his exwives provide a stretch of imagination for backdrop. Dont ever begin a robert ludlum novel if you have to go to work the next day. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones. The road to gandolfo was quite amusing and easily read by most intermediate readers. A novel by robert ludlum 2014, paperback at the best online prices at. War hero and infamous ladies man general mackenzie hawkins is a living legend. While millions of readers are fans of robert ludlums thrillers, the road to gandolfo is an hilarious and irreverant romp. Its hard to believe that a robert ludlum book can make you laugh, but the road to gandolfo made me chuckle more than once. The road to gandolfo and the road to omaha by robert ludlum. The road to gandolfo road to, book 1 by michael shepherd book cover, description, publication history. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Shepherd, michael formatbinding hardcover book condition used good quantity available 1 binding hardcover isbn 10 0803759207 isbn 9780803759206 publisher dial press place of publication new york this edition first published 1975. Listen to the road to gandolfo by robert ludlum available from rakuten kobo. Ive never been able to finish a robert ludlum novel, and bantams reprint of the road to gandolfo, a book he published in 1975 as michael shepherd, was no exception. Ludlum stole his idea of kidnapping a pope to write the road to gandolfo. The road to gandolfo this edition contains the complete text of the original hardcover edition. The road to gandolfo road to, book 1 by michael shepherd. The road to gandolfo by robert ludlum 1992, paperback for. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The road to gandolfo by robert ludlum, 9780345539151, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In the road to gandolfo it is general mackenzie hawkins verses the bureaucracy of the church. He defaces an important chinese memorial as a result of being drugged by a chinese general and is later kicked out of the army. Billed as a comedythriller, the road to gandolfo was a book that never found its footing. A delightful rolicking tale, with twists and turns in the plot which will amuse, challenge, and intrigue. First published as by michael shepherd, dial press, hardcover, 1975.
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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the road to gandolfo. A great story than in the end makes you happy that you read it. There are more than 210 million of his books in print, and they have been translated. But now he stands accused of defacing a historic monument in chinas forbidden city. Colorado congressman evan kendrick is trying to live out his term of office quietlywhen a political mole reveals to the world kendricks deepest secret.
About the road to gandolfo dont ever begin a robert ludlum novel if you have to go to work the next day. Now ludlums two wayward heroes return with a diabolical scheme to right a very old wrong and wreak vengeance on the expletive deleted who drummed the hawk out of the military. Both books cover the exploits of general mackenzie hawkins a retired army general who believed the exploited could seek revenge with his help especially where the establishment was concerned. Download the road to gandolfo and the road to omaha, by robert ludlum. When he gets kicked out of the army for conduct unbecoming to an officer, his options are limited but not for long. Set in the 1960s, a disgraced army general decides to abduct the pope and ransom him for 40 million dollars one penny for every catholic in the world. The road to gandolfo is a story by michael shepherd a pen name used by robert ludlum about general mackenzie hawkins the hawk, a military legend and army veteran. Ive never been able to finish a robert ludlum novel, and bantams reprint of the road to gandolfo, a book he published in.