Leon Trotsky, one of the leaders of the Bolshevik Revolution and the head of The Fourth International, was exiled from Russia in the late 1920's by Joseph Stalin and later assassinated for opposing Stalin's non-aggression pact with Adolph Hitler. In this dark and riveting thriller, John Porterfield Davidson has re-envisioned the life and mission of Ram???n Mercader, the Spanish nationalist enlisted to murder the great intellectual and who obediently and reluctantly completed the task after a great deal of self-doubt and ...
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Leon Trotsky, one of the leaders of the Bolshevik Revolution and the head of The Fourth International, was exiled from Russia in the late 1920's by Joseph Stalin and later assassinated for opposing Stalin's non-aggression pact with Adolph Hitler. In this dark and riveting thriller, John Porterfield Davidson has re-envisioned the life and mission of Ram???n Mercader, the Spanish nationalist enlisted to murder the great intellectual and who obediently and reluctantly completed the task after a great deal of self-doubt and soul-searching regret. Ram???n's great internal conflict is ignited by an unexpected and unwanted passion that develops for a left-leaning Jewish woman named Sylvia whom he is ordered to seduce as a means of getting at Trotsky but ends up being the one enthralled by the woman's intelligence and gentle trusting nature. This finer feeling creates a conflict between Ram???n and his mother, part of a satellite group controlled by Stalin who has conscripted her son to murder Trotsky. We follow the protagonist through Spain, France and Belgium and finally to Mexico where he comes into contact with Frieda Kahlo who along with Diego Rivera have offered Trotsky and his wife refuge in one of their gated homes. With a deft command of mood and atmosphere, John Davidson has woven a narrative that will strongly appeal to all readers of noir Word War II novels.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. BW7-A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by John P. Davidson to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, diagonal crease/fold on the front flap, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some light stains on the page edges, light tanning and shelf wear. LEON TROTSKY. FRIDA KAHLO. DIEGO RIVERA. ALL ARE DRAMATIC PLAYERS IN THIS RIVETING THRILLER SET IN BARCELONA, PARIS, NEW YORK AND MEXICO CITY. 9.25"x6.25", 312 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. During the Spanish Civil War, Ramón Mercader is plucked from the front by the Soviets and conscripted to murder Leon Trotsky, the great Marxist intellectual and a leader of the Bolshevik Revolution who was exiled in the 1920's for opposing Joseph Stalin. As Ramón assumes a new identity and begins training, he lives a lush life in Paris, befriending Frida Kahlo and other artists of the time. But conflict and self-doubt grip him when he falls in love with a left-leaning Jewish woman whom he is ordered to seduce as a means of ensnaring Trotsky. As this intercontinental plot unfolds, the group controlling Ramón-including his Communist mother and her lover-guides the assassin toward the inevitable resolution of his grim mission to penetrate Trotsky's compound outside the Mexican capital. Meticulously researched over ten years, The Obedient Assassin hypnotically recreates and illuminates the story of one man at the crossroads of an incredible chapter in modern history.
Add this copy of The Obedient Assassin: a Novel to cart. $34.49, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Delphinium.
