The Bourne Ultimatum is one of Ludlum's most skillfully plotted novels.
The traps and counter-traps flow one into another seamlessly, without impeding the main plot line. Ludlum's principal narrative problem is keeping the conflicts within Webb/Bourne clear. Ludlum does this by switching from one name to another depending on what aspect of Webb/Bourne's personality is dominant: David Webb, Jason Bourne, the Chameleon, and Delta One. The Chameleon is a subpersonality of Bourne; when the need for disguises arises,.....
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