Assassins: cold-blooded and pre-meditated killings that shook the world. Charlotte Grieg. 2019.

Bloody, violent and sometimes spectacularly stage-managed, assassinations have become shocking landmarks in modern history, distinguished by their careful planning and cold-hearted detachment.

Author Charlotte Grieg explores some of the most notorious assassinations in history, looking in depth at the killers, their motives, and the impact the deaths of victims had on society. She investigates the controversies that have arisen where the killers’ motives have been unclear or their ability to organize such a crime unaided has been questionable.