# 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. 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. 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.
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 | | |
| The Osterman Weekend | 1972 | — | World Publishing Company | | |
| The Matlock Paper | 1973 | — | Dial Press | | |
| Trevayne | 1973 | — | Delacorte Press | Written under the pen-name Jonathan Ryder | |
| The Cry of the Halidon | 1974 | — | Delacorte Press | Written under the pen-name Jonathan Ryder | |
| The Rhinemann Exchange | 1974 | — | Dial Press | | |
| The Road to Gandolfo | 1975 | The Road To (#1) | Dial Press | Written under the pen-name Michael Shepherd | |
| The Gemini Contenders | 1976 | — | Dial Press | | |
| The Chancellor Manuscript | 1977 | — | Dial Press | | |
| The Holcroft Covenant | 1978 | — | Richard Marek Publishers | | |
| The Matarese Circle | 1979 | Matarese (#1) | Richard Marek Publishers | | |
| The Bourne Identity | 1980 | Jason Bourne (#1) | Richard Marek Publishers | | |
| The Parsifal Mosaic | 1982 | — | Random House | | |
| The Aquitaine Progression | 1984 | — | Random House | | |
| The Bourne Supremacy | 1986 | Jason Bourne (#2) | Random House | | |
| The Icarus Agenda | 1988 | — | Random House | | |
| The Bourne Ultimatum | 1990 | Jason Bourne (#3) | Random House | | |
| The Road to Omaha | 1992 | The Road To (#2) | Random House | Sequel to The Road to Gandolfo | |
| The Scorpio Illusion | 1993 | — | Bantam Books | | |
| The Apocalypse Watch | 1995 | — | Bantam Books | | |
| The Matarese Countdown | 1997 | Matarese (#2) | Bantam Books | Sequel to The Matarese Circle | |
| The Hades Factor | 2000 | Covert-One (#1) | St. Martin's Griffin | Written with Gayle Lynds | |
| The Prometheus Deception | 2000 | — | St. Martin's Press | | |
| The Cassandra Compact | 2001 | Covert-One (#2) | St. Martin's Griffin | Posthumous publication. Written with Philip Shelby | |
| The Sigma Protocol | 2001 | — | St. Martin's Press | Posthumous publication | |
| The Paris Option | 2002 | Covert-One (#3) | St. Martin's Griffin | Posthumous publication. Written with Gayle Lynds | |
| The Janson Directive | 2002 | Paul Janson (#1) | St. Martin's Press | Posthumous publication | |
| The Tristan Betrayal | 2003 | — | St. Martin's Press | Posthumous publication | |
| 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 | |

### Works by other authors based on the author's characters

| Title | Year | Series | First edition publisher | Notes |
| The Altman Code | 2003 | Covert-One (#4) | St. Martin's Press | Written under the Ludlum brand by Gayle Lynds |
| The Bourne Legacy | 2004 | Jason Bourne (#4) | St. Martin's Press | Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader |
| The Lazarus Vendetta | 2004 | Covert-One (#5) | St. Martin's Griffin | Written under the Ludlum brand by Patrick Larkin |
| The Moscow Vector | 2005 | Covert-One (#6) | St. Martin's Griffin | Written under the Ludlum brand by Patrick Larkin |
| The Bourne Betrayal | 2007 | Jason Bourne (#5) | Warner Books | Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader |
| The Arctic Event | 2007 | Covert-One (#7) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by James H. Cobb |
| The Bourne Sanction | 2008 | Jason Bourne (#6) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader |
| The Bourne Deception | 2009 | Jason Bourne (#7) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader |
| The Bourne Objective | 2010 | Jason Bourne (#8) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader |
| The Bourne Dominion | 2011 | Jason Bourne (#9) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader |
| The Ares Decision | 2011 | Covert-One (#8) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Kyle Mills |
| The Janson Command | 2012 | Paul Janson (#2) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Paul Garrison |
| The Bourne Imperative | 2012 | Jason Bourne (#10) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader |
| The Janus Reprisal | 2012 | Covert-One (#9) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Jamie Freveletti |
| The Utopia Experiment | 2013 | Covert-One (#10) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Kyle Mills |
| The Bourne Retribution | 2013 | Jason Bourne (#11) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader |
| The Janson Option | 2014 | Paul Janson (#3) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Paul Garrison |
| The Bourne Ascendancy | 2014 | Jason Bourne (#12) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader |
| The Geneva Strategy | 2015 | Covert-One (#11) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Jamie Freveletti |
| The Janson Equation | 2015 | Paul Janson (#4) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Douglas Corleone |
| The Patriot Attack | 2015 | Covert-One (#12) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Kyle Mills |
| The Bourne Enigma | 2016 | Jason Bourne (#13) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader |
| The Bourne Initiative | 2017 | Jason Bourne (#14) | Grand Central Publishing | Written under the Ludlum brand by Eric Van Lustbader |
| The Treadstone Resurrection | 2020 | Treadstone (#1) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Joshua Hood |
| The Bourne Evolution | 2020 | Jason Bourne (#15) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman |
| The Treadstone Exile | 2021 | Treadstone (#2) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Joshua Hood |
| The Bourne Treachery | 2021 | Jason Bourne (#16) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman |
| The Treadstone Transgression | 2022 | Treadstone (#3) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Joshua Hood |
| The Bourne Sacrifice | 2022 | Jason Bourne (#17) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman |
| The Blackbriar Genesis | 2022 | Blackbriar (#1) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Simon Gervais |
| The Treadstone Rendition | 2023 | Treadstone (#4) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Joshua Hood |
| The Bourne Defiance | 2023 | Jason Bourne (#18) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman |
| The Bourne Shadow | 2024 | Jason Bourne (#19) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman |
| The Bourne Vendetta | 2025 | Jason Bourne (#20) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman |
| The Bourne Escape | 2025 | Jason Bourne (#21) | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Written under the Ludlum brand by Brian Freeman |