Labyrinth

by Taylor Branch, Eugene M. Propper

Provides a firsthand account of the investigation of the terrorist murder of Orlando Letelier and includes exclusive interviews with the mastermind of the assassination

Genres: History

623 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Taylor Branch is an American author and historian best known for his award-winning trilogy of books chronicling the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and some of the history of the American civil rights movement. The third and final volume of the 2,912-page trilogy — collectively called America in the King Years — was released in January 2006. Branch lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with his wife, Christina Macy, and their two children, Macy (born 1980) and Franklin (b. 1983).

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Reviews

[Ryan Nary · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book but a travesty of justice. There's also a certain level of irony in the fact that this attack happened on American soil thanks to events put in motion by the CIA

[Charles Toner · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last half read better than the first. If you’re looking for justice for a tragic, often forgotten, terrorist attack in our Capitol, this isn’t the read. But, if like me you are a closet Chilean, and need more background on the event, then this book packs all the details. My book copy is signed as a gift from the book’s hero, Carter Cornick (thanks to his daughter-in-law), making the read even more relevant. One wonders which little big town in America the cowardly antagonist Michael Townley skulks about under protection. RIP to the many victims of Chile’s long flirtation with authoritarianism. Some buried lessons in these pages for our world’s current political dance.

[Bud Theisen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story, best when accompanied by Assassination on Embassy Row, by Dinges & Landau.