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Word: microphotograph (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...latest epic by Robert Ludlum (The Matarese Circle) manages to top, if not topple, Carlos. The central character of his The Bourne Identity (Marek; 523 pages; $12.95) is an amnesiac, the result of a botched attempt on his life. From a microphotograph surgically implanted in his body, he finds the address of a bank in Zurich, an account that yields him more than $5 million, and a name: Jason Charles Bourne. As bloody memories and deadly skills return, Bourne discovers that he is a trained and instinctive killer, code-named Cain, quite possibly the match of Carlos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Terrorists Take Over the Thrillers | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

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