The Osterman Weekend

This article is about the novel. For the film adaptation, see The Osterman Weekend (film).
The Osterman Weekend

First edition
Author Robert Ludlum
Country United States
Language English
Genre Thriller novel
Publisher World Publishing
Publication date
1972
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 315 pp
ISBN 0-529-04547-8
OCLC 279044
813/.5/4
LC Class PZ4.L9455 Os PS3562.U26

The Osterman Weekend is a thriller novel by Robert Ludlum. First published in 1972, it was the author's second book. The novel was the basis for the film of the same title.[1]

Plot

John Tanner, Director of News of a US TV network, is convinced by a CIA agent that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy, called Omega, that threatens national security. But then everything John Tanner thinks he knows about his closest friends is overturned, and he is set against them. But when Omega finally reveals itself, he realizes that he has been manipulated from the very start.

References

  1. Canby, Vincent (4 November 1983). "Screen: 'The Osterman Weekend'". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2012.


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