Ludlumesque adjective2 •Plotted in the style of Robert Ludlum's novels, noted especially for their intricate and extensive use of thriller tropes.Ludlum has never come up with a more head-spinning, spine-jolting, intricately mystifying, Armageddonish, in short Ludlumesque, thriller than this. — 1986 •Titled in the style of Robert Ludlum's novels, typically consisting of "The", followed by a proper noun used attributively, then an understated common noun.It had not taken long for the press to bestow upon the event legendary status and a Ludlumesque name: “the 'macaca' incident.” — 2008 formsmore Ludlumesque · most Ludlumesque