Ostermanov vikend

Ostermanov vikend

Robert Ludlum

Osterman's Weekend (1972) is a tense thriller by Robert Ludlum set in the context of the Cold War. The story revolves around John Tanner, a successful television journalist, who becomes a pawn in a dangerous game between the CIA and Soviet spies.

Tanner, a respected news executive, lives an idyllic life in New Jersey with his family. He plans a weekend get-together with three close friends and their wives: Bernie and Leila Osterman, a Hollywood couple, and Joe and Ginny Cardone and Dick and Ali Tremayne, successful businessmen. However, the CIA drags him into Operation Omega, claiming that his friends are part of a Soviet spy network. Agent Fassett, motivated by personal revenge, convinces Tanner that he must cooperate to expose the plot, but without revealing the details to his friends.

As the weekend begins at Tanner's house, tension rises. Tanner, under pressure from the CIA, begins to suspect everyone around him, including his own wife Betty. Friends notice strange behavior, and a series of violent incidents—including murders and kidnappings—turn the gathering into chaos. Ludlum masterfully builds an atmosphere of paranoia, where no one knows who to trust. The novel explores how fear and misinformation destroy relationships and cause moral dilemmas.

The plot culminates in a shocking twist: Tanner discovers that he himself has been manipulated, and the true nature of "Omega's" conspiracy is far more complex than he thought. The question of loyalty and identity of friends remains ambiguous until the last pages.

Ludlum's style, full of action and plot, makes "Osterman's Weekend" a classic thriller that reflects Cold War fears and manipulations of the powerful. The novel examines the price of trust in a world where truth becomes a victim of political games.

Original title
The Osterman weekend
Translation
Lazar Macura
Dimensions
17.5 x 13 cm
Pages
263
Publisher
BIGZ, Beograd, 1990.
 
Distribution: 10,000 copies
 
Latin alphabet. Paperback.
Language: Serbian.
ISBN
8-61-300457-1

Two copies are available

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