Robert Ludlum bibliography

Robert Ludlum (1927–2001) was an American author of twenty-seven novels between 1971 and 2006, the last being issued five years after his death.^[1] Of his twenty-seven novels, two were originally published under the pseudonym of Jonathan Ryder and another under the pseudonym of Michael Shepherd. Ludlum also created the Covert-One series, overseeing the first three novels with Gayle Lynds and Philip Shelby before his death.^[2] Following Ludlum's death, his estate has continued to publish novels under his name with eleven authors having written a combined thirty-four novels under the Ludlum brand, a trademark inscription of "Robert Ludlum's" on every book (e.g. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Dominion). Since 2019, publishing rights in the United States have been held by G. P. Putnam's Sons, taking over from Grand Central Publishing who held the rights from 2007 to 2017.^[3]

The latest book to be published is The Bourne Vendetta by Brian Freeman. The twenty-first novel in the Jason Bourne series, The Bourne Escape by Brian Freeman, is scheduled for July 2025.

Works

Title	Year	Series	First edition publisher	Notes	Ref
The Scarlatti Inheritance	1971	—	World Publishing Company		[4]
The Osterman Weekend	1972	—	World Publishing Company		[5]
The Matlock Paper	1973	—	Dial Press		[6]
Trevayne	1973	—	Delacorte Press	Written under the pen-name Jonathan Ryder	[7]
The Cry of the Halidon	1974	—	Delacorte Press	Written under the pen-name Jonathan Ryder	[8]
The Rhinemann Exchange	1974	—	Dial Press		[9]
The Road to Gandolfo	1975	The Road To (#1)	Dial Press	Written under the pen-name Michael Shepherd	[10][11]
The Gemini Contenders	1976	—	Dial Press		[12]
The Chancellor Manuscript	1977	—	Dial Press		[13]
The Holcroft Covenant	1978	—	Richard Marek Publishers		[14]
The Matarese Circle	1979	Matarese (#1)	Richard Marek Publishers		[15][16]
The Bourne Identity	1980	Jason Bourne (#1)	Richard Marek Publishers		[17][18]
The Parsifal Mosaic	1982	—	Random House		[19]
The Aquitaine Progression	1984	—	Random House		[20]
The Bourne Supremacy	1986	Jason Bourne (#2)	Random House		[18][21]
The Icarus Agenda	1988	—	Random House		[22]
The Bourne Ultimatum	1990	Jason Bourne (#3)	Random House		[18][23]
The Road to Omaha	1992	The Road To (#2)	Random House	Sequel to The Road to Gandolfo	[24][25][11]
The Scorpio Illusion	1993	—	Bantam Books		[26]
The Apocalypse Watch	1995	—	Bantam Books		[27]
The Matarese Countdown	1997	Matarese (#2)	Bantam Books	Sequel to The Matarese Circle	[28][29]
The Hades Factor	2000	Covert-One (#1)	St. Martin's Griffin	Written with Gayle Lynds	[18][30]
The Prometheus Deception	2000	—	St. Martin's Press		[31]
The Cassandra Compact	2001	Covert-One (#2)	St. Martin's Griffin	Posthumous publication. Written with Philip Shelby	[18][32]
The Sigma Protocol	2001	—	St. Martin's Press	Posthumous publication	[33]
The Paris Option	2002	Covert-One (#3)	St. Martin's Griffin	Posthumous publication. Written with Gayle Lynds	[18][34]
The Janson Directive	2002	Paul Janson (#1)	St. Martin's Press	Posthumous publication	[18][35][36]
The Tristan Betrayal	2003	—	St. Martin's Press	Posthumous publication	[37]
The Ambler Warning	2005	—	St. Martin's Press	Posthumous publication. Completed by a ghostwriter	[38] [39]
The Bancroft Strategy	2006	—	St. Martin's Press	Posthumous publication	[40]

Works by other authors based on the author's characters

Title	Year	Series	First edition publisher	Notes	Ref
The Altman Code	2003	Covert-One (#4)	St. Martin's Press	Written under the Ludlum brand by Gayle Lynds	[18][41][42]
The Bourne Legacy	2004	Jason Bourne (#4)	St. Martin's Press	Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader	[18][43]
The Lazarus Vendetta	2004	Covert-One (#5)	St. Martin's Griffin	Written under the Ludlum brand by Patrick Larkin	[18][44]
The Moscow Vector	2005	Covert-One (#6)	St. Martin's Griffin	Written under the Ludlum brand by Patrick Larkin	[18][45]
The Bourne Betrayal	2007	Jason Bourne (#5)	Warner Books	Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader	[18][46]
The Arctic Event	2007	Covert-One (#7)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by James H. Cobb	[18][47]
The Bourne Sanction	2008	Jason Bourne (#6)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader	[18][48]
The Bourne Deception	2009	Jason Bourne (#7)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader	[18][49]
The Bourne Objective	2010	Jason Bourne (#8)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader	[18][50]
The Bourne Dominion	2011	Jason Bourne (#9)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader	[18][51]
The Ares Decision	2011	Covert-One (#8)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Kyle Mills	[18][52]
The Janson Command	2012	Paul Janson (#2)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Paul Garrison	[18][53]
The Bourne Imperative	2012	Jason Bourne (#10)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader	[18][54]
The Janus Reprisal	2012	Covert-One (#9)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Jamie Freveletti	[18][55]
The Utopia Experiment	2013	Covert-One (#10)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Kyle Mills	[18][56]
The Bourne Retribution	2013	Jason Bourne (#11)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader	[18][57]
The Janson Option	2014	Paul Janson (#3)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Paul Garrison	[18][58]
The Bourne Ascendancy	2014	Jason Bourne (#12)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader	[18][59]
The Geneva Strategy	2015	Covert-One (#11)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Jamie Freveletti	[18][60]
The Janson Equation	2015	Paul Janson (#4)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Douglas Corleone	[18][61]
The Patriot Attack	2015	Covert-One (#12)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Kyle Mills	[18][62]
The Bourne Enigma	2016	Jason Bourne (#13)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader	[63]
The Bourne Initiative	2017	Jason Bourne (#14)	Grand Central Publishing	Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader	[64]
The Treadstone Resurrection	2020	Treadstone (#1)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Joshua Hood	[65][66]
The Bourne Evolution	2020	Jason Bourne (#15)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman	[67]
The Treadstone Exile	2021	Treadstone (#2)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Joshua Hood	[68]
The Bourne Treachery	2021	Jason Bourne (#16)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman	[69]
The Treadstone Transgression	2022	Treadstone (#3)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Joshua Hood	[70]
The Bourne Sacrifice	2022	Jason Bourne (#17)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman	[71]
The Blackbriar Genesis	2022	Blackbriar (#1)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Simon Gervais	[72]
The Treadstone Rendition	2023	Treadstone (#4)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Joshua Hood	[73]
The Bourne Defiance	2023	Jason Bourne (#18)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman	[74]
The Bourne Shadow	2024	Jason Bourne (#19)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman	[75]
The Bourne Vendetta	2025	Jason Bourne (#20)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman	[76]
The Bourne Escape	2025	Jason Bourne (#21)	G. P. Putnam's Sons	Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman	[77]