The Bourne Identity /The-Bourne-Identity.html The Bourne Identity - a favourite amongst my action thriller novels. Is it the writing that gets the heart rate up, that gives you nightmares? Does it have to be gory? Does a good thriller stop you sleeping? Non stop action - is that important? Bourne Identity Robert Ludlum thriller novel thriller action novel action thriller novels Matt Damon action thriller novels - the bourne identity robert ludlum timeless this is one of those books that just doesn t age it doesn t need high-tech content, it s just a simple story about well, read it it could be set in 1900, or 2050 - that s it s strength so, what does ludlum bring to it that makes it timeless a universal story this was the start of yet another successful franchise, with the jason bourne character as i write this, it s twenty five years since the book was written in 1986, and 10 years since the movie was made the movie stands the test of time too trailer provided by video detective