The Good Assassin

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A Maxim Jakubowski selected title.

Reluctant 1950s spy George Mueller whom we first encountered in the impressive An Honorable Man, is posted to pre-Castro Cuba to investigate the possibility that an old friend, Toby Graham, a friendly CIA agent with whom he worked opposing the KGB back in Europe in earlier times, might have turned unexpectedly rogue and is now manipulating the passage of arms to the rebels that were intended for the Batista regime they are at war with, despite the obvious sympathies at the top of the Washington establishment food chain for the dictator.

Unveiling layers of corruption across the board, this is a recognizable take of deceit at the highest level, of compromised ideals and ethics and warring American official agencies set against a lovely evocation of Havana on the eve of the revolution and the turmoil both action-wise and sentimental the protagonists have to steadfastedly beat their way through. A worthy follow-up indeed. ~ Maxim Jakubowski

Reviewed by Maxim Jakubowski
Maxim Jakubowski is a London-based novelist and editor.
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About The Good Assassin

In this sequel to An Honourable Man, Former CIA Agent George Mueller arrives in Havana in 1958 to look into the activities of Toby Graham, a CIA officer suspected of harbouring sympathies for the rebel forces fighting the unpopular Batista regime. Under the cover of their long acquaintance, Mueller is recruited to vet rumours that Graham is putting weapons from the CIA into the hands of Castro's forces. Public exposure threatens to embarrass the agency and Mueller must find the truth, uncovering a world of deceit in the process.

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