The Rebel Faction

During the cold War, the KGB and CIA maintained assets. Two of the largest and most successful intelligence agencies in recent history. In the entire history of said organizations or their predecessors the role of spy and assassin were rarely shared by a single individual - one would not wish to compromise a deep cover asset for something like murder.

My beef is with the whole "super spy" concept where-in the 'character' is the epitome of everything that is espionage - he can do everything and not only that, he can do it better then everyone else... even supposed specialists.

So to clarify; that is what I mean in reference to spies who spy and assassins who assassinate.

As to the novels...

Eric Van Lustbader wrote Bourne Betrayal and Bourne Legacy. I haven't read them either but my roommate has and says they keep fairly close to Ludlum in context and content and, supposedly, they're both very, very good. I have not read either of them either.