Assassin's Heart
Assassin's Heart

Author: Sarah Ahiers

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2016-02-02

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0062363808

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With shades of Game of Thrones and Romeo and Juliet, this richly imagined fantasy from debut author Sarah Ahiers is a tale of love, lies, and vengeance. Fans of Kristin Cashore and Rae Carson will devour the flawlessly crafted action and inventive world building. Seventeen-year-old Lea Saldana is a trained assassin. She was born into one of the nine clipper Families in the kingdom of Lovero who lawfully take lives for a price. As a member of the highest-ranking clan, loyalty to Family is valued above all, but that doesn't stop Lea from getting into a secret relationship with Val Da Via, a boy from a rival clan. Despite her better judgment, Lea has fallen in love with him; but she's confident she can anticipate any threat a mile away. Then she awakens one night to a house full of smoke. Although she narrowly escapes, she isn't able to save her Family as their home is consumed by flames. With horror, she realizes that Val and his Family are the only ones who could be responsible. Devastated over his betrayal and the loss of her clan, there's just one thing on her mind: making the Da Vias pay. The heart of this assassin craves revenge.

Family of Killers
Family of Killers

Author: Stephen W Briggs

Publisher:

Published: 2022-01-13

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781684338573

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David is pulled from his bed; he is seven. His father, freelancing for British intelligence, is identified while attempting to assassinate a terrorist. Now a wanted man, he must relocate his family from Northern Ireland to Canada. David is raised in the family's business. A business that, eliminates those that can't keep secrets, sells weapons around the world, and hides those that need protection. As a teen David struggles with his future in the family business and his mother's desire to have him live a customary life. Nigel, the man that identified David's father, entangles himself with David and his family again. Now, David is determined to meet Nigel, and utilize the skills he has developed. As an adult, David works for governments and organizations, doing the work they cannot. He continues to refine his skills as he learns about his family's perplexing history. While on a large job for the IRA, Nigel is caught and imprisoned. David patiently waits for Nigel's release as the family business grows and David's skills are required around the world. Finally, David has his opportunity to meet Nigel; only one of them will walk away from the encounter satisfied.

The Assassins
The Assassins

Author: Jan Young

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-12-14

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 0557952743

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Forty-six historic tales of murder and mayhem on a global scale: This book contains true stories, authenticated through the use of both modern and contemporary sources. They range from the year 1337 BCE through 2006 CE, from the United States and Europe to the Mid-east and the Orient. The murderers range from incompetent to highly competent and from despicable to glorious. The victims were prominent politically and, in some cases, financially. Some deserved to die, most did not. All four assassinations of US Presidents are included, as are three attempted Presidential assassinations. Although the stories make interesting reading by themselves, the grouping of them in a single volume gives breadth and allows the reader to understand the scope of the assassination phenomenon, to see trends and to assess their value.

Assassins Withn
Assassins Withn

Author: Riger Lynch

Publisher: Infinity Publishing

Published: 2012-04-18

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0741473801

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"No, I'm..." George never got the chance to complete the sentence. His head exploded and showered Molly with blood, broken bone and brain matter. She screamed as the car went out fo control and veered left through the left lane, across the median strip and headlong into a twin trailer, eighteen wheeler. The last thought Molly had was that she was not going to see Little George Three today. Or ever.

Assassins: Nemesis
Assassins: Nemesis

Author: Erica Cameron

Publisher: Riptide Publishing

Published: 2017-01-09

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1626494231

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Being orphaned and almost kidnapped in the space of a week sent Blake Marks into hiding. For months, Blake tries to help the Calvers—a family of vigilante bodyguards—investigate the people behind the hit on Blake’s father, Isaac, but then the safe house is compromised. Just as hired thugs storm the house to grab Blake, Daelan Calver dives into the fight, getting them both out alive. Hiding isn’t an option anymore, but hit squads, under-the-table deals, and international espionage? Blake has no idea how to handle any of it, not even with Daelan’s family there to play teachers. The one thing Blake knows for sure is that there are only two options: keep up with the Calvers or get out of their way. But even with the Calvers’ help and the glimmer of a possible future with Daelan giving Blake hope, chances of survival keep shrinking. The man who ordered the hit on Isaac may be dead, but his partner is viciously cold-blooded, and her plans could change the course of history. Blake wants to finish what Isaac started, but it’s looking like someone is going to die before this is over. And that someone might be Blake. **See this title's page on RiptidePublishing.com for content warnings.**

Assassins
Assassins

Author: Charlotte Greig

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing

Published: 2019-03-28

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1789507413

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Bloody, violent, and sometimes spectacularly stage-managed, assassinations have become shocking landmarks in modern history, distinguished by their careful planning and cold-hearted detachment. Author Charlotte Greig explores some of the most notorious assassinations in history, looking in depth at the killers, their motives, and the impact the deaths of victims had on society. She investigates the controversies that have arisen where the killers' motives have been unclear or their ability to organize such a crime unaided has been questionable. From the assassinations of Rasputin, Franz Ferdinand, and John F. Kennedy to Gianni Versace, John Lennon, Benazir Bhutto, and Martin Luther King - along with near misses on Ronald Reagan, Andy Warhol, Margaret Thatcher, and Sergei Skripal - this fascinating book gives you the inside track on the drama, horror, and bloody aftermath of assassinations, some of which have changed the course of history.

Requiem of Assassins I
Requiem of Assassins I

Author: Jesse C. Pacheco

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing Rights Agency

Published: 2014-03-31

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1622120051

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A child is born along with thousands of other children at a military camp where the kids are trained in multiple areas of combat and warfare. When the camp burns down, only four children survive. The four go their separate ways. Jack is picked up by The Ravens and is trained in their way of killing. Years later he starts to hear an eerie voice that says that The Ravens have been lying to him and he should betray them. Now Jack is left with a daunting decision. Should he continue fighting against The Templars? Or should he bite the hand that feeds? Some unknown skeletons pop up from his past, ones he never knew he had.

The Assassins
The Assassins

Author: Bernard Lewis

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2008-08-05

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0786724552

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From a master historian, the definitive account of history's first terrorists An offshoot of the Ismaili Shi'ite sect of Islam, the Assassins were the first group to make systematic use of murder as a political weapon. Established in Iran and Syria in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, they aimed to overthrow the existing Sunni order in Islam and replace it with their own. They terrorized their foes with a series of dramatic murders of Islamic leaders, as well as of some of the Crusaders, who brought their name and fame back to Europe. Professor Lewis traces the history of this radical group, studying its teachings and its influence on Muslim thought. Particularly insightful in light of the rise of the terrorist attacks in the U.S. and in Israel, this account of the Assassins -- whose name is now synonymous with politically motivated murderers -- places recent events in historical perspective and sheds new light on the fanatic mind.

Age of Assassins
Age of Assassins

Author: Michael Newton

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2012-10-16

Total Pages: 704

ISBN-13: 0571290469

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These were the crimes that were meant to change the world, and sometimes did. The book connects the killing of the Kennedys or the murder that sparked the First World War with less well-known stories, such as the Berlin shooting of an instigator of the Armenian genocide or the attack on an American 'robber baron'. Taking in Malcolm X and Queen Victoria, Adolf Hitler and Andy Warhol, Charles Manson and Emma Goldman, Tsars, Presidents, and pop stars, Age of Assassins traces the process that turned thought into action and murder into an icon. In tackling the history of political violence, the book is unique in its range and attention to detail, summoning up an age of assassination that is far from over.

The Book of Assassins
The Book of Assassins

Author: George Fetherling

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Published: 2011-11-16

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 0307369099

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The compelling, tragic and often bizarre life stories of history's famous and infamous assassins, now collected in one comprehensive, easy-to-use volume. The names are well-known, but how much do you know about the inner lives of John Hinckley Jr., who shot Ronald Reagan in a misguided attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster, or Mark David Chapman, who, after shooting John Lennon, sat down on the sidewalk to continue reading The Catcher in the Rye? And what about the world's not-so-famous assassins? Find out what happened when Carlito Dimahilig attacked Imelda Marcos with a bolo knife (and how one of her many famous pairs of shoes came into play!), or why Max Hödel could be considered one of the least successful assassins in history. With breadth of study and a keen eye for detail, George Fetherling has compiled a fascinating and very readable compendium -- the first of its kind -- of more than 200 biographies of assassins from all periods and countries, for the scholar and general reader alike. Fetherling also provides an overview of the history of assassination, outlines the five psychological types of assassins and gives a run-down of the most useful literature in the field. Ideal for students, historians, history buffs, psychologists and readers interested in biography and true crime, this book is a must have window into the lives of those who have drastically shaped the history of our world.