The Bourne Deception

The Bourne Deception

The Bourne Deception first edition cover
Author	Robert Ludlum (Series creator) Eric Van Lustbader
Language	English
Series	Jason Bourne
Genre	Spy, Thriller novel
Publisher	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date	June 9, 2009
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	432 pp (First edition)
ISBN	978-0-446-53982-1
Preceded by	The Bourne Sanction
Followed by	The Bourne Objective

The Bourne Deception is the title for the novel by Eric Van Lustbader and the seventh novel in the Jason Bourne series created by Robert Ludlum. It was released on June 9, 2009. It is Lustbader's fourth Bourne novel, following The Bourne Sanction that was published in 2008.

Plot

The Bourne Deception picks up where The Bourne Sanction left off. Jason Bourne's nemesis, Arkadin, is still hot on his trail and the two continue their struggle, reversing roles of hunter and hunted. When Bourne is ambushed and badly wounded, he fakes his death and goes into hiding. In safety, he takes on a new identity, and begins a mission to find out who tried to assassinate him. Jason begins to question who he really is, how much of him is tied up in the Bourne identity, and what he would become if that was suddenly taken away from him. Shortly after, an American passenger airliner is shot down over Egypt by an Iranian missile. A global investigative team, led by Soraya Moore, is assembled to get at the truth of the situation before it can escalate into an international scandal. The trail to Bourne's leads him to Seville. On the way there, he meets Tracy Atherton, who tells him that she is going to Seville to buy the 14th Black Painting. In Seville, Bourne is attacked in a bullfighting arena by a killer named The Torturer. Later on, search for the man who shot him intersects with the search for the people that brought down the airliner, leading Bourne into one of the most deadly and challenging situations he has ever encountered. With the threat of a new world war brewing, Bourne finds himself in a race against time to uncover the truth and find the person behind his assault, all the while stalked by his unknown nemesis.

Publication history

• 2009, US, Grand Central Publishing ISBN 978-0-446-53982-1, Pub date June 9, 2009, Hardback.
• 2009, UK, Orion Publishing Group ISBN 978-1-4091-0161-1, Pub date June 11, 2009, Hardback.