The Road to Omaha

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name = The Road to Omaha
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image_caption = "The Road to Omaha" first edition cover.
author = Robert Ludlum
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Thriller novel
publisher = Random House
pub_date = February 8, 1992
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media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 487 pp "(first edition)"
isbn = ISBN 0394573293
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preceded_by = The Road to Gandolfo
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"The Road to Omaha" is a novel by Robert Ludlum published in 1992. It is a sequel to his earlier book "The Road to Gandolfo". Both are comedic thrillers concerning Army lawyer Sam Devereaux, who gets caught up in the deranged schemes of General MacKenzie "the Hawk" Hawkins. The Hawk is seeking revenge after being unfairly drummed out of the US Army at the start of the first book.

While the earlier novel was originally published under the pseudonym Michael Shephard, "The Road to Omaha" was released under Ludlum's name.

Plot introduction

Several years after the events of "The Road to Gandolfo", the Hawk has discovered a long-forgotten treaty between the US government and a tribe of Native Americans. This treaty granted the tribe a vast area of land that has since become Omaha, Nebraska, and includes the home of the Strategic Air Command at Offut Air Base. Posing as a member of the tribe, the Hawk plans to bring suit against the United States and force it to give the land to the tribe. To further this goal, he ropes Devereaux (now retired from the military) into representing the tribe in court.

Publication history

*1992, US, Random House ISBN 0394573293, Pub date February 8, 1992, Hardback
*1993, US, Bantam ISBN 0553560441, Pub date January 1, 1993, Paperback
*1992, UK, HarperCollins ISBN 0246135468 Pub date March 19, 1992, Hardback
*1992, UK, HarperCollins ISBN 0553180924, Pub date November 19, 1992, Paperback