A corrupt military-industrialist faction is central to
The Rhinemann Exchange, a tale of international double-dealing during the last year of World War II.
The Holcroft Covenant, set in present-day Europe, revolves around the fruition of a scheme devised forty years earlier by German army leaders, who secretly bankrolled a large sum of money to be used by their descendants in reestablishing the Third Reich.
In several of his works, Ludlum unfolds speculative accounts of conspiracy in various facets of American society. In The Osterman Weekend (1972), the CIA enlists the aid of a television reporter to dissolve a conspiracy aimed at economic insurgency in which several of his close friends may be involved. The Matlock Paper (1973) centers on the criminal activities of a group of New England college professors and the reluctance of the school's dean to assist a government bureau in exposing the teachers. In The Chancellor Manuscript (1977), Ludlum alters history in his story of the assassination of J. Edgar Hoover by a group of government officials who seek control of his private files.
International terrorism is a prominent feature in many of Ludlum's novels. In The Matarese Circle (1979), several multinational corporations attempt to undermine governmental restrictions and regulations by using the services of a terrorist group.
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