Robert Ludlum's The Treadstone Exile

Robert Ludlum's The Treadstone Exile

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  • Author：Joshua Hood
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12/14/2020

Hood’s fast-paced sequel to 2019’s Robert Ludlum’s The Treadstone Resurrection finds Adam Hayes， a former operative for Treadstone， a CIA unit that “turned him into a government-sanctioned assassin，” in Ceuta， Spain， where he’s feeling proud of himself for not having killed anyone in 152 days。 He’s left his wife and child behind in America and gone on the run after the U。S。 government declared him persona non grata。 In Ceuta， he becomes involved in a smuggling ring， and the no-kill record is soon broken。 Meanwhile， Andre Cabot， the founder and CEO of a cybersecurity firm， is in financial difficulty， and decides to steal his way back into solvency。 Hayes lands right in the middle of Cabot’s plans and must be dealt with。 Never mind clichéd prose （“get the hell out of Dodge”）， a surfeit of backstory， and voices in the heads of Hayes and other characters that yammer at them in italics。 Few thriller fans will be able to resist as the author hauls them by their necks down many rough roads while Hayes mows down the opposition。 Hood is a master of action。 Agent: Sloan Harris， ICM Partners。 （Feb。）

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Reviews

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Gary ，

Great readAction， action， action。 One man against the odds。 If you like suspense， deep state intrigue then this is the book for you。 Couldn't put it down。 Great readAction， action， action。 One man against the odds。 If you like suspense， deep state intrigue then this is the book for you。 Couldn't put it down。 。。。more

Marisia Robus ，

Excellent！I really enjoyed it。 The fast pace of the book was keeping me on my toes！ The story went in a direction I did not expect and I really enjoy his sense of humour as well。 I loved the shout out to The Gray Man。 Looking forward to the next one

Andreas Tornberg ，

I’m a big Jason Bourne fan and this series really capture the Bourne mood and atmosphere perfectly。 I loved the first book and this book really met my high expectations。 It fast paced with a lot of action。 Adam Hayes is such an interesting character and I can’t wait to read more about him。 Highly recommend this book and series。

Lou ，

The Treadstone Exile is the sophomore instalment in the Treadstone series， which is the newest addition to the Robert Ludlum universe。 It follows former Treadstone Operative Adam Hayes as he finds himself at the center of a web of warring factions and high-level secrets。 After the revival of Operation Treadstone， former agent Adam Hayes has retreated to Africa， determined to leave behind the black-ops CIA program behind for good。 As a former Treadstone operative， Hayes knows just how destructive The Treadstone Exile is the sophomore instalment in the Treadstone series， which is the newest addition to the Robert Ludlum universe。 It follows former Treadstone Operative Adam Hayes as he finds himself at the center of a web of warring factions and high-level secrets。 After the revival of Operation Treadstone， former agent Adam Hayes has retreated to Africa， determined to leave behind the black-ops CIA program behind for good。 As a former Treadstone operative， Hayes knows just how destructive the program can be， as it turns government agents into nearly superhuman assassins。 He is more than proud to say that he has now managed to refrain from killing for 152 days。 But his quiet life in Africa changes irrevocably， when， while attempting to complete a charitable mission in Burkina Faso， Hayes is attacked by extremists。 Forced to make an unexpected landing， his plane is damaged and he is left in a hornet's nest of trouble。In order to get back in the air， Hayes agrees to transport a passenger--Zoe Cabot， the daughter of a tech baron--to a small coastal city。 But just after Hayes completes his flight， Zoe is kidnapped。 During his search for Zoe， Hayes funs afoul of multiple enemies， including a rogue Treadstone operative， all of whom are searching for him--and for the information about a wire transfer of millions of dollars bound for the relief effort in Burkina Faso。 In an action-packed， twisty showdown， Hayes must outrun the factions that are hunting him， and prevent the theft of the much-needed millions from one of Africa's poorest nations。 A fast-paced fun romp from one firefight to the next Hayes crosses paths with many enemies， wields a vast array of stunning weaponry - from the traditional to the technologically advanced and shows exactly he why he was chosen to be a CIA assassin with his calm and cool exterior even in the face of extreme danger。 A wildly entertaining thrill ride。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Glen ，

I won this book in a goodreads drawing。This book continues the USA Channel TV series Treadstone， which is based on some of the ideas from the Bourne movies， which were based on the books by Robert Ludlum。The Bourne-ified agent is running around the world， trying not to kill any more people than he absolutely must， while stopping a scheme。 Meanwhile， back in Washington， bureaucrats want the guy back， becauce， well， that's just what bureaucrats do。Lots of action。 Pretty exciting。 I won this book in a goodreads drawing。This book continues the USA Channel TV series Treadstone， which is based on some of the ideas from the Bourne movies， which were based on the books by Robert Ludlum。The Bourne-ified agent is running around the world， trying not to kill any more people than he absolutely must， while stopping a scheme。 Meanwhile， back in Washington， bureaucrats want the guy back， becauce， well， that's just what bureaucrats do。Lots of action。 Pretty exciting。 。。。more

Brandon ，

4。5

Abibliofob ，

I have read The Treadstone Exile by Joshua Hood， it's the second book in the series about Adam Hayes。 The base for this series is Robert Ludlums masterpiece about Jason Bourne that I read in the early eighties。 I have been a fan of Bourne ever since。 I understand the troubles Hood had in how to go about this topic but he sure solved it。 This one may not have the same speed starting out as the first one but boy does it pick up。 I strongly recommend this series。 I also must thank #GPPutnamsSons ， I have read The Treadstone Exile by Joshua Hood， it's the second book in the series about Adam Hayes。 The base for this series is Robert Ludlums masterpiece about Jason Bourne that I read in the early eighties。 I have been a fan of Bourne ever since。 I understand the troubles Hood had in how to go about this topic but he sure solved it。 This one may not have the same speed starting out as the first one but boy does it pick up。 I strongly recommend this series。 I also must thank #GPPutnamsSons ， #PenguinPublishingGroup and #Edelweiss for giving me this arc。 。。。more

Stephanie ，

The Treadstone Resurrection brings the reader back into the world of Jason Bourne （without Jason Bourne， of course）， and we have a new hero， Adam Hayes， front and center this time around。 I can't tell you how huge a fan I am of Jason Bourne， at least the orginal trilogy， but I am glad to see some new faces in this world。 The action pretty much kicks it up in high gear right from the beginning and rarely lets the reader catch a breath throughout the entire book。 And while I loved every minute of The Treadstone Resurrection brings the reader back into the world of Jason Bourne （without Jason Bourne， of course）， and we have a new hero， Adam Hayes， front and center this time around。 I can't tell you how huge a fan I am of Jason Bourne， at least the orginal trilogy， but I am glad to see some new faces in this world。 The action pretty much kicks it up in high gear right from the beginning and rarely lets the reader catch a breath throughout the entire book。 And while I loved every minute of it， the element of suspense， that is he good or is he evil suspense that was in the first Jason Bourne book， was lacking a bit in this one。 Adam Hayes is a former operative for the Treadstone project， a highly secretive CIA project that was Bourne's former haunt， when his world is shattered when a hit team goes after him in the quiet neighbourhood he has chosen for his retirement， and his next egg。 Having little information as to why this is happening， he is forced to rely on his instincts and his skills to escape and discover some answers。 And this is where things get interesting。 The book pretty much takes off from here and doesn't let up for a minute。 I think I would have preferred just seeing things from Adam's POV rather than switching to different POVs as I really feel this was one of the things that lowered the suspense and gave too much away。 One of the strengths of the earlier Jason Bourne books was not knowing if he was a good guy or a bad guy throughout the book， hoping for the best， but that suspense kept me up all night reading。 Because we learn early on who the players are in this book， I really feel a lot of the suspense was lost。 I am definitely limited in my knowledge of guns and weapons （despite being married to a guy in the military as my eyes roll to the back of my head during these discussions）， so I am one of those people who appreciated the descriptions of the weapons and how they were used。 I liked knowing how the pilots sit in a helicopter versus a plane as I didn't know about these things， and I found it very informative。 For readers who have this knowledge， they might find these parts a bit lengthy and annoying， but not me。 Adam himself is a great character and I really liked how he swings from psychologically confused to focused machine as needed。 The constant psychological fight he has within him is interesting and I look forward to learning more about him。 He is gritty， doing whatever it takes to fight for his life， and for others， but fights hard to not cross that path into being a killing machine。 The flashbacks give a lot of insight into his character and I liked how the author used them to allow us to get to know him better。 What I have to admire in this book is the author's writing style as well as his "refusal" to just build on previous books。 What he has done is take a concept， mold it， and create something new and different。 What he has also done is lay a foundation that could lead to some very interesting times ahead for our hero。 So while this book was solid， with a lot of action， it was also setting Adam up for some pretty interesting times ahead。 Treadstone was at the point where it was going to be replaced with drones and other technological devices， with the director almost out of a job， and the author has pretty much thrown a curve ball into the whole Treadstone project and I am excited to see what is going to happen next in The Treadstone Exile。 http://curlingupbythefire。blogspot。co。。。 。。。more