An edition of Trevayne (1973)

Trevayne

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An edition of Trevayne (1973)

Trevayne

  • 2.50 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 8 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 2 Have read

Pseudonym Jonathan Ryder [Robert Ludlum]
First hardcover printing 1973

Ludlum's fourth novel.
Ludlum explained the reason for his use of a pseudonym by saying he "had to publish Trevayne under another name. I chose Jonathan Ryder — the first name of one son, the second a contraction of my wife's maiden name — not because of potential retribution, but because the conventional wisdom of the time was that a novelist did not author more than a book a year. Why? Damned if I could figure it out. Something to do with 'marketing psychology', whatever the hell that is."

This novel is the only Ludlum novel without the word "The" in the title.

Publish Date
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Language
English
Pages
407

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Trevayne
Trevayne
October 7, 2004, Orion mass market paperback
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: Trevayne
Trevayne
1989, Bantam Books
in English - Bantam ed.
Cover of: Trevayne
Trevayne
1973, Delacorte Press
Hardcover in English

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Book Details


Table of Contents

No table of contents
5 Parts
54 numbered chapters

Edition Notes

Published in
New York, USA

Contributors

Also known as
Jonathan Ryder

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
407p.
Number of pages
407
Dimensions
9 3/16 x 6 1/4 x 1 3/8 inches

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25440677M
LCCN
72005354

Work Description

Trevayne is Robert Ludlum's fourth novel, published in 1973 under the pseudonym Jonathan Ryder.

The novel centers around an independent and headstrong tycoon who reluctantly accepts an appointment from the President of the United States to head a subcommission to investigate malfeasance and rampant corruption committed by contractors and subcontractors with the Pentagon. The investigation quickly unearths dangerous truths.

The book was later reissued under Ludlum's proper name. Ludlum explained the reason for his use of a pseudonym by saying he "had to publish Trevayne under another name. I chose Jonathan Ryder — the first name of one son, the second a contraction of my wife's maiden name — not because of potential retribution, but because the conventional wisdom of the time was that a novelist did not author more than a book a year. Why? Damned if I could figure it out. Something to do with 'marketing psychology', whatever the hell that is."

This novel is the only Ludlum novel without the word "The" in the title.

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