The Bourne Deception

The Bourne Deception

Author	Robert Ludlum (Series creator) Eric Van Lustbader
Language	English
Series	Jason Bourne
Genre	Spy, Thriller novel
Publisher	Orion
Publication date	June 11, 2009 (announced)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback)
ISBN	1409101614
Preceded by	The Bourne Sanction
Followed by	The Bourne Objective

The Bourne Deception is the title for the novel by Eric Van Lustbader and the seventh novel in the Jason Bourne series created by Robert Ludlum. It is slated for release on June 11, 2009. It is Lustbader's fourth Bourne novel, following The Bourne Sanction that was published in 2008.

The Bourne Deception picks up where The Bourne Sanction left off. Jason Bourne's nemesis, Arkadin, is still hot on his trail and the two continue their struggle, reversing roles of hunter and hunted. When Bourne is ambushed and badly wounded, he fakes his death and goes into hiding. In safety, he takes on a new identity, and begins a mission to find out who tried to assassinate him. Jason begins to question who he really is, how much of him is tied up in the Bourne identity, and what he would become if that was suddenly taken away from him. Meanwhile, an American passenger airliner is shot down over Egypt by what seems to be an Iranian missile. A massive global investigative team is assembled to get at the truth of the situation before it can escalate into an international scandal. Jason Bourne's search for the man who shot him intersects with the search for the people that brought down the airliner, leading Bourne into one of the most deadly and challenging situations he has ever encountered. With the threat of a new world war brewing, Bourne finds himself in a race against time to uncover the truth and find the person behind his assault, all the while being stalked by his unknown nemesis.

Following this novel, Eric Van Lustbader has revealed at his official website, that the eighth Jason Bourne novel's working title is: The Bourne Objective.