Posted on December 20, 2009 by Nayab Naseer

The Apocalypse Watch is one of Robert Ludlum’s better books. The story is set in modern day Europe with the new-Nazi movement set to establish the Fourth Reich.

The Neo Nazis have set up a mountain hideout in the remote Hausruck Mountains of Austria from where they have surely established a strong network across Europe. The American agent Harry Latham manages to infiltrate to their secret hideout but is discovered. His brother Drew Latham, a special officer for Consular Operations in Paris sets out to bring the secret organization to light.

Jean Pierre Jodelle, a member of the French Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France during World War II was sent to a concentration camp and had his family murdered when a traitor exposed him. Having survived the concentration camp, he has kept his identity secret from his only surviving son, now a popular actor. He tries to assassinate the traitor, who is now a high ranking officer in the French government and how has links to the neo-Nazi movement. Having failed in his assassination attempt, he commits suicide in front of his son. His soon soon understands the dark and hidden secret of his life and sets out to find the identity of the traitor who had ruined his family.

The way in which the two streams of plot interposes itself and combines in a terrific thriller makes this Robert Ludlum novel a must read.