Assassin!: 200 Years of British Political Murder

by Ian Hernon

-- Exposes Britain's secret history of political killings, murder and intrigue -- For as long as the world has had rulers, there have been plots to assassinate those at the top. Violent death is usually associated with dictatorships and tinpot regimes. F

272 pages, Paperback

First published October 24, 2007

About the author

A print journalist since 1969 and a lobby correspondent in the Commons since 1978. Ian Hernon covered the Troubles in Northern Ireland and more mayhem in the Middle East. He ran the oldest Parliamentary news agency (now defunct) for 15 years. For the last five years he has been deputy editor of Tribune. He is the author of a dozen books including the best-selling Britain's Forgotten Wars.