PERIODIC TABLE OF MYSTERY AUTHORS

Robert Ludlum

Robert Ludlum (25 May 1927-): Political/International Thriller novelist;
     Born New York City; Rectory School, Pomfret, Connecticut; Kent 
     School, Connecticut; Cheshire Academy, Connecticut; B.A. 1951
     Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut; 1945-1947 U.S. Marine 
     Corps; 1951 married Mary Ryducha, 2 sons, 1 daughter; stage/TV actor 
     beginning 1952; 1957-1960 Producer, North Jersey Playhouse, Fort Lee, 
     New Jersey and Playhouse-On-the-Mall, Paramus, New Jersey;
     * 14 Mystery/Detective novels
          * The Scarlatti Inheritance [Cleveland: World, 1971; 
               London: Hart Davis, 1971]
          * The Osterman Weekend [Cleveland: World, 1972; 
               London: Hart Davis, 1972]
          * The Matlock Paper [New York: Dial Press, 1973; 
               London: Hart Davis MacGibbon, 1973]
          * Trevayne [New York: Delacorte Press, 1973; 
               London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1973] 
               under pseudonym Jonathan Ryder
          * The Cry of Halidon [New York: Delacorte Press, 1974; 
               London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1974] 
               under pseudonym Jonathan Ryder
          * The Rhinemann Exchange [New York: Dial Press, 1974; 
               London: Hart Davis MacGibbon, 1975]
          * The Road to Gandolfo [New York: Dial Press, 1975; 
               London: Hart Davis MacGibbon, 1976] 
               under pseudonym Michael Shepherd
          * The Gemini Contenders [New York: Dial Press, 1976; 
               London: Hart Davis MacGibbon, 1976]
               fascinating cryptohistory thriller in which documents exist 
               that prove Jesus was not crucified (a stand-in died)
          * The Chancellor Manuscript [New York: Dial Press, 1977; 
               London: Hart Davis MacGibbon, 1977]
          * The Holcroft Covenant [New York: Marek, 1978; 
               London: Hart Davis, 1978]
          * The Matarese Circle [New York: Marek, 1979; 
               London: Granada, 1979]
          * The Bourne Identity [New York: Marek, 1980; 
               London: Granada, 1980]
          * The Parsifal Mosaic [New York: Random House, 1982; 
               London: Granada, 1982]
          * The Acquitaine Progression [New York: Random House, 1984; 
               London: Granada, 1984]
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In the Periodic Table of the Elements, "Lu" stands for Lutecium.
In the Periodic Table of the Mystery Authors, "Lu" stands for Robert Ludlum!

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[Grateful acknowledgment to Professor Erich Friedman for his permission 
for me to use the table structure and color GIFs of the Periodic Table, 
above, whose Mystery Author roll-over status names and correlation of 
Element Abbreviations with Mystery Author names are not the fault of 
Professor Erich Friedman but purely the work of Professor Jonathan Vos Post]