The Assassins Gallery

The Assassins Gallery

by David L . Robbins (Author)

Synopsis

What if Franklin Roosevelt didn't die of natural causes? What if FDR had been the victim of the twentieth century's greatest cover-up? 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 sees her coming. Meanwhile, Professor Mikhal Lammeck's specialty is the history and weaponry of assassins. But even Lammeck is caught off guard when a former student, now working for the Secret Service, urgently requests his help. All too soon Lammeck begins to suspect the unthinkable. As the final days of the war count down, someone wants one last shot to alter history. An assassin is headed to Washington, DC, to kill the most important soldier of them all: the US 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 heavily guarded man, the other, to save him. And between them, for an instant, history will hang in the balance ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Publisher: Orion
Published: 15 May 2008

ISBN 10: 0752893335
ISBN 13: 9780752893334
Book Overview: No one else combines such gripping writing with unbeatable attention to detail and historical accuracy, as his stunning WWII thrillers attest Now he moves off the battlefield and into an equally deadly arena - the Oval Office of Franklin D. Roosevelt 'Gripping thriller' Myles McWeeney, IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Robbins grafts history and invention seamlessly but his thriller's outstanding quality is its ambivalence' Jeremy Jehu, DAILY TELEGRAPH '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 'If you read one book this year, make it THE ASSASSINS GALLERY. Mesmerising 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 'An absolutely sensational historical thriller - with an ending so shocking that I literally jumped up out of my chair!' MAX BYRD

Author Bio
David L. Robbins is the author of five previous novels. A former attorney, he now writes full time. Visit his website at www.davidlrobbins.com.