Stuart A. Reid

The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller—about the U.S.-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR—The New Yorker, The Economist, Financial Times "This is one of the best books I have read in years... gripping,...

The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller—about the U.S.-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR—The New Yorker, The Economist, Financial Times "This is one of the best books I have read in years... gripping,...