Books in Order: A Comprehensive Guide to Robert Ludlum's Novels

Robert Ludlum (1927–2001) started writing in the 1970s from his home in Leonia, New Jersey, and is best remembered for the Bourne Trilogy, later adapted into the Matt Damon film franchise. He also published under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepard, expanding a catalog that eventually became a trademarked brand of its own — "Robert Ludlum's" novels, continued by writers like Eric Van Lustbader after his death.

This guide runs all nineteen Bourne novels, starting with 1980's The Bourne Identity and continuing, under other hands, all the way to 2024's The Bourne Shadow, written by Brian Freeman — proof a good spy has plenty of life left decades after his creator is gone.