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1973 novel by Robert Ludlum From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Matlock Paper is the third suspense novel by Robert Ludlum, in which a solitary protagonist comes face to face with a massive criminal conspiracy.
Author | Robert Ludlum |
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Language | English |
Genre | Thriller novel |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | April 1973 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 312 pp |
ISBN | 0-8037-5535-X |
OCLC | 532257 |
813.54 |
Its protagonist, James Barbour Matlock, is an English professor in his 30s who is recruited by the Department of Justice to investigate a drug smuggling ring, led by a mysterious figure named "Nimrod". The novel is set at the fictitious Carlyle University in Connecticut, a thinly disguised Wesleyan University in Middletown, Ludlum's alma mater.
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