AGE OF ASSASSINS

Newton is covering all the major assassinations and assassination attempts in the Western world and Russia

Covering all the major assassinations and assassination attempts in the Western world and Russia, Newton draws connections between each event, showing the evolution of assassination from a simple, angry act to a powerful political tool. Newton writes exceedingly well, and each assassination story becomes a vital social and political vignette of the relevant age.

Michael Newton lives in the Netherlands. He is fluent in German and speaks passable Dutch and French. He is the author of Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children (Faber, 2002), which was very well reviewed.