BookThe Assignment

AuthorDan Gordon

Year1997

Pages274

Read 8-9 July, 2003 (Vancouver)

TypeFiction/Thriller

Plot Outline Carlos the Jackal is a terrorist without rules. CIA Agent Jack Shaw is determined to stop him. By sheer coincidence Naval Lt Commander Annibal Ramirez is a Carlos look alike. It is left to Shaw and Mossad Chief Amos to train Ramirez to be Carlos.

Comments The book is a novel based on the screenplay for the movie of the same name starring Aidan Quinn in double role as Carlos and Ramirez, and supported by Donald Sutherland and Ben Kingsley.

Since it's a movie turned into a book, you can notice the scenes shifting. Dan Gordon is no great writer, but the book is fast paced. It's a light read.