it was good but the economics bit went over my head by several milesi didn't quite expect mein fuhrer himself;sieg heil!p35: in what amounted to a slaughter of the uninformed, giovanni suggested that a desierable course of action was the formation of one parent organization with himself and his wife as the principal stockholders.p54-55: the german clicked the hammer of his luger into firing position......the german slowly released the hammer of his revolver, still staring at the lieutenant.p137:...

Not bad. Some of the writing is quite a bit stale for my tastes and the dialogue is just not believable at times. (Shag it all, confound you, confound it all) Nobody talks like that ever. The plot is good-just rough around the edges.

A Ludlum thriller, overflowing with elements encompassing Nazism, wealth, government intelligence, secrecy... At every junction death is lurking, mental confusion is paramount, suspense at the pinnacle... The reader is taken on an action filled, adventure riddled journey, and every word makes him only yearn for more.

I did not enjoy this book that much. It was such a slow read in the beginning that had me putting the book down for days at a time. I felt like trudging through mud at stages. The ending came quite quick and did not feel rounded off and the relationship with the son had an entry and end but no other info for in between. A bit disappointed.

This is my first book written n by Robert Ludlum that I ever read in life. I'm glad I did it. Elizabeth Wyckham was in love with one of her father's worker named Giordanni Scarlatti. Giordanni is a highly confident man who came to America from Italy although can only speak little English. His confidence is what attracted Elizabeth to him. He is also an ambitious and a hard working man who refuse to see himself as an employee. Through Elizabeth's guidance to him about legal things and how things

This is Robert Ludlum's debut novel. It's the fictional account of the son of an Italian immigrant and his quest for power. The book begins with the basic premise that Ulster Scarlett has taken the nom de guerre of Heinrich Kroeger and is an important part of Nazi Germany and Hitler's rise to power.I did read this book back in the early 1980's for a junior high school book report and just wanted to re-read it. Ludlum is one of the best in modern espionage fiction. He tries to create three-dimens...

By Robert Ludlum. Grade: ARobert Ludlum is the bestselling author of 37 novels once touted as the best in the world with his blend of sophisticated planning and extreme pace. He is best known for The Jason Bourne Series – The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum among others.According to this story, the Third Reich is in its death struggle. Elizabeth Scarlatti has a plan, a desperate, last-minute gamble, designed to save the world from a most dangerous man – her own son...

The first novel written by the late Robert Ludlum, "The Scarlatti Inheritance" is about as classic a cat-and-mouse global thriller can be, from its World War settings, to secret identities, financial machinations, and other grand subterfuge. Any concerns I may have had about Ludlum's work being too layered and unnecessarily complex were put to rest, thankfully, as well.I am a fan of historical fiction, and this book employs it nicely. By weaving in the Scarlatti/Scarlett family into the setting

The book was exciting with lots of OMG moments but there were many unanswered questions and, given attention to some of the details at the beginning of the story, you would have expected Ludlum to capitalize on it- but he didn’t. I did enjoy listening to this, my first book, but not my last-by Ludlum.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It wasn't an easy read, but Ludlum's book hardly ever are. What I liked best, is the information on a relatively new to me period in history (the time between WWI en WWII). This period also had links in this book to now, or the time the book was written in. Things may have happened this way, they may not have happened, but things concerning politics and finance are usually not very transparent, so, who knows.Fact is that I enjoyed this book and that's the main...

I liked the story and plot, though sometime I felt I’m reading a riddle that I have to solve, which took away from suspense buildup I assume was what Ludlum was aiming for. Still, who doesn’t like to hate an evil American becomes Nazi, an American spy trying to stop him and a couple of rich ladies in the mix?

Typically Ludlum, what you expectFast paced, with enough details to keep your interest. Good story with an evil protagonist central to the plot and an unlikely hero in over his head, with a sprinkling of sex.

In general, if you have read Ludlum's books, most notably the Bourne series, but certainly others as well [1], then it is not hard to understand the compelling nature of the author's historical thrillers, of which this is a classic example.  Indeed, one of the more daring aspects of this particular book is the way that it succeeds as a political thriller despite having among the more anticlimactic endings imaginable in its genre.  Yet the structure of the novel is such that it has compelling dra...

Even though this is one of the first books Robert Ludlum it is one of the last ones I read so you could imagine my delight when I found this a Ludlum book I haven't yet read during a book drive at my daughter's school. The book starts in Washington DC where Major Matthew Canfield is being sent to meet a high ranking German official with promises to divulge information to help end WWII. From the second chapter, to one before last, the story is told as a back flash about the Scarlatti family. Giov...

Engrossing and intriguing.

This was my first Robert Ludlum novel, not because it was his first but because both he and it were recommended by the owner of a used book store I once frequented. So impressed I immediately bought his newest work at the time, something called The Bourne Identity. Ludlum had evolved in the ten years between the two books. Action had risen in prominence though not at the expense of intrigue. But another element had also appeared, which I confirmed with the next novel, The Parcifal Mosaic. These

The book is good. Robert Ludlum is easy to understand. I especially liked the character of the unconventional, strong, and daring Scarlatti matriarch. A very different heroine.

Robert Ludlum never disappoints. I think every one of his novels that I've read have been spy thrillers, mostly set around World War II or the Cold War. There's plenty of mayhem, blood and gore, so if you're squeamish about that sort of thing, Ludlum is not for you. This book is set in the time before World War II when Hitler is looking for backers. And men on both sides of the ocean are swayed by his superior race rhetoric. One such man is a Scarlatti scion, and he's inherited millions, so he c...

The Scarlatti Inheritance was recommended to be by a friend who told me that if I liked James Bond, I would like the Robert Ludlum series. The Scarlatti Inheritance tells a truely fascinating story of an American intelligence officer who is hired to determine the status of the Scarlatti fortunes and Ulster Scarlett while being financed by German Nazi's. Ludlum is a very gifted writer and has now become a favorite author that I count on for a fun filled adventure.

I am am old Ludlum fan and this book was fast paced, had the twists and the compulsory Ludlum style ending (which fir once I would like to end in an unpredictable manner). A decent read.