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The Assassins Gallery

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by David L. Robbins
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“An absolutely sensational historical thriller—with an ending so shocking that I literally jumped up out of my chair!”—Max Byrd, author of Grant
New Year’s Eve, 1945. The assassin steps out of the Atlantic Ocean in the middle of a raging nor’easter. Cool and efficient, she’s a weapon of war superbly trained in the ancient arts of subterfuge and murder. And even though she’s outnumbered, she’s got one major advantage: No one knows she’s coming.
Professor Mikhal Lammeck’ s specialty is the history and weaponry of assassins. But even Lammeck is caught off guard when the Secret Service urgently requests his help: A gruesome double murder and suicide in Massachusetts has set off alarm bells. It’s only a hunch, but all too soon Lammeck suspects the unthinkable.
In the waning days of the war, someone wants one last shot to alter history. An assassin is headed to Washington, D.C., to kill the most important soldier of them all: the U.S. commander in chief. As Lammeck and a killer at the top of her profession circle the streets of the capital in the hunt for FDR, one of them will attempt to kill the world’s most powerful man; the other, to save him. And between them, for an instant, history will hang in the balance. . . .
Praise for The Assassins Gallery
“Provide[s] thriller readers with one of their best reads of the year. . . . The powerful climax deserves the term 'heart-stopping.'”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Ingenious . . . A solid, satisfying treat for the armchair historian.”—Kirkus Reviews
“An exciting thriller that rings so true it's difficult to tell where fact ends and fiction begins. Robbins is a master—at the top of his game with this one.”—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Templar Legacy
“If you read one book this year, make it The Assassins Gallery. Mesmerizing plotting, characters you'll never forget, and a wealth of invaluable historical seasoning that make you wonder ... did it actually happen this way? Only one word will do to describe this novel: masterpiece.”—Brian Haig, bestselling author of Man in the Middle 
“Nobody is better than David L. Robbins at making yesterday feel like today and fiction feel like fact. This is his most audacious book yet and probably his best.”—Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of One Shot

  • Creators

  • Series

    Mikhal Lammeck

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  • Release date

    July 25, 2006

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      • ISBN: 9780553902822

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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from June 26, 2006
      Set in 1945 near the end of WWII, Robbins's daring thriller opens with a brutal, brilliantly described double murder on the beach near Newburyport, Mass. From that scene to the end of the novel, the author's sure-handed control of his material never lets up, aided by his clear focus on the killer, a woman named "Judith," and the man assigned to solve the murders, professor Mikhal Lammeck, an expert in the methods of assassins. As Lammeck's investigations take him up and down the East Coast and, increasingly, to Washington, D.C., he comes to realize that someone may be trying to assassinate President Roosevelt. Robbins (War of the Rats
      ) has an uncanny ability to provide just the right amount of historical detail without overwhelming the plot. This talent, coupled with superior characterization and a masterful, direct writing style will provide thriller lovers with one of their best reads of the year. The powerful climax deserves the term "heart-stopping."

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from August 15, 2006
      After writing several excellent novels about combat in World War II (e.g., Liberation Road; Last Citadel), Robbins digresses only slightly from the formula with a superb and compelling speculative history that asks, What if FDR had been assassinated instead of dying of natural causes in Warm Springs, GA? A female agentJudith, a Persian familiar with the ancient arts of the assassinshas been sent to the United States to kill the president. History professor Michael Lammeck has the knowledge and the means, he hopes, to stop her, and with the help of a Secret Service agent, he begins the chase. Lammeck is far from an ordinary instructorthe Czech-born American citizen also instructs secret agents in the fine art of killing before they parachute behind enemy lines. This thriller evokes pleasant memories of Frederick Forsyth's classic Day of the Jackal and also hints of a Middle East crisis to come. Assassins is a fine premise written exceedingly well. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 4/1/06.]Robert Conroy, Warren, MI

      Copyright 2006 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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