The book starts off with an unknown man (our hero), washing up on the shore of the Mediterranean with severe bullet wounds. A doctor helps him back to health, and it is discovered that the man has amazing skills, and a frame of microfilm embedded in his hip. However, his memory has been completely wiped because of the accident. The film has a bank number in Zurich on it. The man eventually goes to the bank and finds an account in the name of "Jason Bourne" containing millions of francs (French currency, for those who don't know). As the plot continues, Bourne meets a woman from the Canadian Embassy named Marie, attempts to unlock more of his memory (there's a geek for you; I refer to getting back memory as unlocking), and discovers he is being hunted by his former employers and an assassin named Carlos.

It's easy to see why a screenwriter would have to change a lot in order to make this into a film, because in this book, something is always happening. It's not like a lot of books where whole chapters are dedicated to internal dialogue. There is always action taking place, and it's always exciting. The fight scenes are very vivid and will possibly make you cringe with their details.

The plot is exciting and clever. My favorite parts of the book were *Spoilers* where Bourne believes that he was a deadly assasin before his accident.

Overall, it's a great read, and since there are two more books in the series, I'll have to read those and get back to you.

-Louie out.