John Davidson is a frequent contributor to Harper's Magazine. He lives in Austin, Texas. This is his first book.
"Reading The Obedient Assassin is like watching a great Hitchcock movie. From the first paragraph the reader is caught in a quiet undertow of suspense and swept into a fully realized story of twisted filial duty and cruel deception. In this remarkable novel, John Davidson has transformed the political murder of Leon Trotsky into a frightening, intimate, and hauntingly human crime." -- Stephen Harrigan, author of the national bestseller The Gates of the Alamo"From the first sentence, the quality of writing stands out in this fine novel about the events that led to Leon Trotsky's assassination--a skillful blend of history, political intrigue, culture, betrayed love, and the author's almost uncanny ability to paint a vivid picture of those times and places." -- Neil McMahon, author of Dead Silver and L.A.Mental
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