Preview of The Cry of the Halidon Summary:

Throughout the novel several ideas appear with enough regularity and force to warrant their discussion as themes.

The most persistent is Ludlum's misgivings about the potential for high level conspiracy among men of power, including the nation's top elected officials. In The Cry of the Halidon the protagonist combats the united forces of international big business, corrupt politicians and organized crime. In other books by Ludlum the conspiracy (often of global proportions) has...