On January 24, 2001, Robert Ludlum signed a new last will and testament bequeathing the bulk of his estate to his second wife Karen, and named his accountant as executor. Thirteen days later on February 10, 2001, Ludlum was severely burned in a suspicious fire while sitting in his recliner at his luxurious Enclave home in Naples, Florida. Thirty days later Robert Ludlum was dead. Before an autopsy could be performed, his body is whisked off to the Naples Crematorium.
An investigation into his death and events prior was conducted by the country's leading private intelligence agency consisting of a forensic accountant, lawyers, doctors and five former FBI agents. They have uncovered a story as intriguing and compelling as any Ludlum novel.
Ludlum's life story, including the events leading up to his death and why the probate of his estate was opened in New York and not in Florida, where he died, are detailed in The Ludlum Identity, The Man Behind Jason Bourne.
This extraordinary book, written by Dr. Kenneth Michael Kearns, his nephew and former personal physician, and co-written by Jeffrey Campbell, brings to light details that up until now, were dismissed by the authorities in two states.
The Ludlum Identity, The Man behind Jason Bourne can be ordered on TheLudlumIdentity.com, at Barnesandnoble.com and will be available as a kindle and Nook download on March 12, 2011.
