The Manchurian candidate

By Richard Condon

Subjects: Veterans, Fiction, espionage, Large type books, Political fiction, Fiction, political, Fiction, suspense, Assassins, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Mothers and sons, Fiction, thrillers, Cold War, Fiction, Politicians' spouses, Fiction, thrillers, general, Korean War, 1950-1953, War, Mothers and sons, fiction, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Brainwashing

Description: Sgt Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator...and the perfect assassin. Brainwashed during his time as a POW he is a 'sleeper', a living weapon to be triggered by a secret signal. He will act without question, no matter what order he is made to carry out. To stop Shaw, his former commanding officer must uncover the truth behind a twisted conspiracy of torture, betrayal and power that will lead to the highest levels of the government...