The Cry of the Halidon

“The Cry of the Halidon,” by Robert Ludlum is a decent thriller novel. This novel does not provide the usual Ludlum material, and at times was dull. This novel is about a man named Alexander Tarquin McCauliff, he is a geologist who leads a team, hired by a company called Dunstone to the Jamaican jungles. He finds out from the British Intelligence who approach him early in the book that Dunstone, is a dishonest company, and had sent a previous team who have not been found. A man named Hammond, with the British Intelligence agency guides Alexander on a adventure that would change anyone’s life.

I have read a few other Ludlum novels, such as the "Bourne Ultimatum," but this one is far below the usual quality of Ludlum’s novels. This novel did not have many unexpected plot twists so the reader became bored of the plot. There were no mysterious figures or benefactors contributing to the plot. The plot was laid out from square one and did not deviate from the original plan.

Thriller novels are meant to be gripping, suspenseful and exciting. This book did not meet any of those standards. Robert Ludlum fell very short on this novel, and it is most definitely not one of his better works.

I would not recommend this book, but I would recommend the author, because Robert Ludlum has some excellent novels. He is consistently a good writer except for this hiccup in his writing career.