The Bourne Ultimatum (Jason Bourne Book #3)

A Novel

By: Robert Ludlum

Narrated by: Darren McGavin

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The world’s two deadliest spies face off in this thrilling conclusion to the Jason Bourne series.

The basis for the Academy Award–winning major motion picture starring Matt Damon!

At a small-town carnival, two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed “Jason Bourne.” Only they know Bourne’s true identity and understand that the telegrams are really a message from Bourne’s mortal enemy, Carlos, known also as the Jackal, the world’s deadliest and most elusive terrorist. And furthermore, they know what the Jackal wants: a final confrontation with Bourne.

Now David Webb, professor of Oriental studies, husband, and father, must do what he hoped never to do again—assume the terrible identity of Jason Bourne. His plan is simple: to infiltrate the politically and economically omnipotent Medusan group and use himself as bait to lure the cunning Jackal into a deadly trap—a trap from which only one of them will escape.

Don’t miss any of Jason Bourne’s adventures:
THE BOURNE IDENTITY • THE BOURNE SUPREMACY • THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM

Critic reviews

“Vintage Ludlum.”—The Plain Dealer

poor sound mixing and reading

The reader may be a famous actor but I thought the reading was not done well, and the music mixing made it hard to understand. Not Ludlum's greatest effort. I have enjoyed other books from Ludlum.

Horrible dramatic reading

The horrible dramatic reading destroys any value that the text itself might have.

Going to go get the Bourne Legacy now!

I'm training for the Komen 3 day walk so that means hours and hours of walking every week. I downloaded the Bourne Supremacy and Bourne Ultimatum and listened to them both in one weekend. I loved the reader's gritty voice although sometimes it seemed like he was blending the voices and accents of some of the characters. Maybe it is just me, but I find these stories a little hard to follow, not being able to attach faces to characters. But I love them, and this one was especially good because it developed the 2d hand characters very well. I would have liked a little more background and development of Carlos the Jackal, but perhaps that was cut during the abridging process.

This is really bad!

This audio book is incomplete. There are skipped big parts. I just followed narattor with mine paper book, and scream like hell. I want my money back!

Seems it is the narrator who is being chased.

I agree, too abridged. Sometimes it gets too fast. Maybe it was because it is my first audiobook, but I kept track because I tried to picture Matt Damon doing all the movements.