Retrospective of the Work of Robert Ludlum ’51

This is one of a three-part retrospective on the work of Robert Ludlum.

The #1 best-selling author of 21 novels published in 32 languages and 40 countries, Robert Ludlum ’51 was acclaimed as the master of suspense and international intrigue. The author of numerous New York Times best-sellers, Ludlum thrilled millions of readers worldwide with such books as The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Rhinemann Exchange, The Aquitaine Progression, The Icarus Agenda, and The Bourne Identity. In memory of the contributions Mr. Ludlum made to the suspense genre during his lifetime, this panel discusses his writing, his work in film, and the attraction of the genre to people of all ages and walks of life.

Presenters: Sean McCann, Associate Professor of English; Scott Higgins, Assistant Professor of Film Studies; Lee Child (James Grant P ’02), author of such thrillers as Killing Floor, Without Fail, and Persuader (to be published May 2003)

Cosponsored by the Adelphic Literary Society, the Adelphic Educational Fund, and the Middletown Chapter of Alpha Delta Phi