The Holcroft Covenant

by Robert Ludlum

First published 1978

In 1945, the children of the Third Reich were secretly hidden across the globe. Now, as they come of age in the 1970s, a $780 million fortune and an elaborate scheme await them. The only obstacle? Noel Holcroft, the American son of a high-ranking Nazi, who's been entrusted with a document that could unravel the entire plan. With his own life on the line, Holcroft must confront his family's dark past and decide the fate of the world.

Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, action

Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, family-drama

Period: 1945, 1970s

500 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Bantam Books

Content warnings: violence

More by Robert Ludlum

• The Cassandra Compact
• Trevayne
• The Scarlatti Inheritence; The Osterman Weekend; The Matlock Paper; The Gemini Contenders
• The Bourne Identity
• The Road to Gandolfo
• The Chancellor Manuscript
• The Apocalypse Watch
• The Bourne Supremacy

Readers who liked The Holcroft Covenant also liked

• Behind Enemy Lines
• The Romanov Ransom
• Winter of the World
• Fault Lines
• Lloyd Salt
• The Boys From Brazil