{"product_id":"9781501110436","title":"The Good Assassin: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Vidich follows up his acclaimed debut spy thriller \u003ci\u003eAn Honorable Man\u003c\/i\u003e with “a keen historical adventure from the best noir tradition” (Elizabeth Kostova, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author), focused on Cold War espionage, set in 1950s Cuba, as foreign powers compete to influence the outcome of a revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer CIA Agent George Mueller arrives in Havana in August 1958, during the last months of dictator Fulgencio Batista’s reign, to look into the activities of Toby Graham—an in-country CIA officer suspected of harboring sympathies for the rebels fighting the unpopular Batista regime. Specifically, Mueller’s old friend Graham may be putting weapons into the hands of Castro’s forces, in bold defiance of the United States arms embargo on the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Mueller uncovers a world of deceit as the FBI, CIA, and State Department compete to influence the outcome of the revolution in the face of the brutal dictatorship’s imminent collapse, he realizes that nothing and no one is what they seem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a powerful story of ideals, passions, betrayals, and corrupting political rivalries in the months before Castro’s march into Havana on New Year’s Day, 1959. As \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Michael Harvey raves, “It’s a masterful effort and the author’s best work to date.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emily Bestler Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039036096752,"sku":"9781501110436","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501110436_p0.jpg?v=1763706629","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501110436","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}