Readers were first introduced to Jason Bourne's nemesis Leonid Arkadin a brilliant Russian assassin & fearless international mercenary in THE BOURNE SANCTION. His girlfriend was killed during a fight for which an enraged Arkadin blames Bourne. In THE BOURNE DECEPTION Arkadin hunted Bourne to take revenge & kill him. Bourne in a fight for his life learned that Arkadin's skills mirror Jason's because he received the same original CIA Treadstone training. Now in THE BOURNE OBJECTIVE Jason turns the tables & targets Arkadin. Hunter will become hunted. But revenge can cause great psychological devastation. Has this become too personal for Bourne? Will this hunt be Bourne's downfall?