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This article is about the novel. For the film adaptation, see The Osterman Weekend (film). 1972 novel by Robert Ludlum
The Osterman Weekend
First edition
AuthorRobert Ludlum
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherWorld Publishing
Publication date1972
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages315 pp
ISBN0-529-04547-8
OCLC279044
Dewey Decimal813/.5/4
LC ClassPZ4.L9455 Os PS3562.U26

The Osterman Weekend is a thriller novel by Robert Ludlum. First published in 1972, it was the author's second book. The novel was the basis for the film of the same title.

Plot

John Tanner, Director of News of a US TV network, is convinced by a CIA agent that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy, called Omega, that threatens national security. Everything John Tanner thinks he knows about his closest friends is overturned, and he is set against them. When Omega finally reveals itself, he realizes that he has been manipulated from the very start.

References

  1. Canby, Vincent (4 November 1983). "Screen: 'The Osterman Weekend'". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
Novels by Robert Ludlum
Novels
Bourne series
Matarese series
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