Birth of an Assassin Book Review
Synopsis:
Set
against the backdrop of Soviet, post-war Russia, Birth of an Assassin follows
the transformation of Jez Kornfeld from wide-eyed recruit to avenging outlaw.
Amidst a murky underworld of flesh-trafficking, prostitution and
institutionalized corruption, the elite Jewish soldier is thrown into a world
where nothing is what it seems, nobody can be trusted, and everything can be
violently torn from him.
Given the
order to disperse and arrest a crowd of Jewish demonstrators in Red Square, Jez
breaks up the rally but discovers his sisters in their ranks. Rushed for a
solution, he sneaks the girls from under the noses of secret police and hides
them in downtown Moscow. But he knows they will no longer be safe in Russia. He
has to find them a safe route out.
The
journey begins, but he is unaware that his every move is being observed and
that he has set in motion a chain of events that will plunge his life into a
headlong battle to stay alive.
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My Review:
I received a
free copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.
“Birth of an
Assassin” is a historical suspense thriller with amazing imagery of
Russia. Jez Kornfeld runs away from home
and sets out to join the Red Army. During
his training, he falls in love with the beautiful Anna. Because they both choose to have a military
career, they had nothing more than a close friendship. Now, his career takes a turn for the worse
when military corruption is uncovered and he is set up as a scapegoat for a
human trafficking business. How will he
prove his innocence? Who can he trust?
Where can he go?
This book
brought to my eyes the seriousness of human trafficking. I really didn’t grasp it fully until I read about it here and found it quite eye opening.
I also thought that the historical aspect was realistic in every
way. The main character had such strong
morals, even when it would have been easier to run, he stayed and fought to
prove himself innocent. There’s even
some romance in this novel, because twenty years later Anna does finally
reappear, and she still loved him. A
magnificent story of love, betrayal, and courage, Birth of an Assassin is a
must read suspense thriller.
About the
Author:
Do children born into poverty become
impoverished adults? It happens; pitfalls and roadblocks to advancement are
everywhere. Rik Stone grew up poor amidst the slum-lands of fifties North East
England, and left school at 15 without any academic qualifications.
He worked in the shipyards on a local river and
later went into the merchant navy. Further down the line, he worked quarries in
Essex in South East England. But life was without horizons until, contrary to
what his teachers had told him, he found he was capable of studying and
completed a BSc degree in mathematics and computing.
Life got lucky for him when he took company
pension at 50 and began writing. And now, here he is offering up his debut
novel Birth of an Assassin, the first in a series.
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