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* BuxomIsBetter: Mac's ex-wives are ogled by every male character around them for this quality.
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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: Mac's ex-wives are ogled by every male character around them for this quality.the large size of their breasts.
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* CrackFic: As he explained in a later reprint, Ludlum had gone into the novel planning it as a straight-in thriller. It was halfway into writing that it struck him how ludicrous the premise was and impossible to take seriously. Rather than give up, Ludlum went ahead to turn the whole thing into a comedic romp.
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* AllForNothing: After all he goes through, when Mac tries to demand his ransom, he's stunned that [[spoiler: the Vatican refuses as the "Pope" is perfectly safe. Hawkins realizes they much prefer dealing with the BodyDouble they put in more than the real Pope. Not only that, the real Pope decides he enjoys this "vacation" and settles to giving his double lessons via radio how to act the part so Hawkin's grand scheme doesn't net him a dime]].
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* BodyDouble: Hawkins' plan to abduct the Pope includes having him briefly replaced by his cousin, a lookalike opera singer. It turns into GoneHorriblyRight as [[spoiler: the Vatican decides they prefer the imposter over the real Pope]].
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A thriller novel by Creator/RobertLudlum published under the pen name Michael Shepherd which [[{{Satire}} satirizes his own works]]. General [=MacKenzie=] "The Hawk" Hawkins (Mac) is a renowned American war hero who gets involved in a diplomatic faux pas in China. After being discharged from the US Army, he gets involved in international capers with the end goal of kidnapping the Pope for a ransom of $1 from every Catholic in the world. The Road to Gandolfo combines Ludlum's ConspiracyThriller and GambitPileup SignatureStyle with {{Farce}}, featuring a wide array of characters such the military lawyer Major Sam Deveraux, Mac's 4 ex-wives, and zany figures from across the globe.
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A thriller novel by Creator/RobertLudlum published under the pen name Michael Shepherd which [[{{Satire}} satirizes his own works]]. General [=MacKenzie=] "The Hawk" Hawkins (Mac) is a renowned American war hero who gets involved in a diplomatic faux pas in China. After being discharged from the US Army, he gets involved in international capers with the end goal of kidnapping the Pope for a ransom of $1 from every Catholic in the world. The Road to Gandolfo combines Ludlum's ConspiracyThriller and GambitPileup SignatureStyle with {{Farce}}, featuring a wide array of characters such the military lawyer Major Sam Deveraux, Mac's 4 ex-wives, and zany figures from across the globe. \n Has a sequel called The Road To Omaha.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Mac's ex-wives are ogled by every male character around them for this quality.
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* KangarooCourt: The Chinese court sentencing Mac to thousands of years of imprisonment in Mongolia for defacing a statue. Sam gets them to agree to "probation", with Mac being free but discharged from the US Army.
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* {{Neologism}}: "Pricky-shit", used to refer to those who are sticklers for rules and bureaucracy.
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* TheSeventies: The novel's UsefulNotes/ColdWar setting.
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* LandOfDragons: How RedChina is portrayed with its simple-minded and easily-flustered inhabitants, governed by obsequious bureaucrats and kept in line by [[StateSec state security]].
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A thriller novel by Creator/RobertLudlum published under the pen name Michael Shepherd which [[{{Satire}} satirizes his own works]]. General [=MacKenzie=] "The Hawk" Hawkins (Mac) is a renowned American war hero who gets involved in a diplomatic faux pas in China. After being discharged from the US Army, he gets involved in international capers with the end goal of kidnapping the Pope for a ransom of $1 from every Catholic in the world. The Road to Gandolfo combines Ludlum's ConspiracyThriller and GambitPileup SignatureStyle with {{Farce}}, featuring a wide array of characters such the military lawyer Major Sam Deveraux, Mac's 4 ex-wives, and zany figures from across the globe.
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* EvilBrit: Lord Sidney Danforth was an ArmsDealer who sold to both sides in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and becomes a "stakeholder" in Mac's company.
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* NaziGrandpa: Mac's Berlin "investor" was a [[TheSpymaster veteran spymaster]] who wielded the secrets as a means to power.
* Qurac: The portrayal of Algeria in the book, as an overtly religious and underdeveloped backwater.
* Qurac: The portrayal of Algeria in the book, as an overtly religious and underdeveloped backwater.
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* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: Mac gets the funding for his scheme by using the intelligence files he obtained to give 4 international crime lords [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse An Offer They Can't Refuse]] as "investors" in his shell company.
* CodeName: The agents Mac recruits for his plan are given names of [[GratuitousFrench French colors.]]
* TheDon: Angelo Dellacroce is one of the men Mac contacts for an "investment" in his company.
* CodeName: The agents Mac recruits for his plan are given names of [[GratuitousFrench French colors.]]
* TheDon: Angelo Dellacroce is one of the men Mac contacts for an "investment" in his company.
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A thriller novel by Creator/RobertLudlum which [[{{Satire}} satirizes his own works]]. General [=MacKenzie=] "The Hawk" Hawkins (Mac) is a renowned American war hero who gets involved in a diplomatic faux pas in China. After being discharged from the US Army, he gets involved in international capers with the end goal of kidnapping the Pope for a ransom of $1 from every Catholic in the world. The Road to Gandolfo combines Ludlum's ConspiracyThriller and GambitPileup SignatureStyle with {{Farce}}, featuring a wide array of characters such the military lawyer Major Sam Deveraux, Mac's 4 ex-wives, and zany figures from across the globe.
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!!This book includes examples of:
* ArabOilSheikh: One of Mac's "investors".
* MiddleEasternTerrorists: [[spoiler: Sam's flight is hijacked by armed turban-wearing Arabs, making a demand of landing in Algiers, which was its destination anyway.]]
* SpySpeak
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!!This book includes examples of:
* ArabOilSheikh: One of Mac's "investors".
* MiddleEasternTerrorists: [[spoiler: Sam's flight is hijacked by armed turban-wearing Arabs, making a demand of landing in Algiers, which was its destination anyway.]]
* SpySpeak
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