Hudson's book is a readable, thought-provoking treatment of a difficult and controversial subject. Deftly sidestepping the conspiracy theories and emotion which often mar similar works, he has produced a worthwhile book on the subject.

African Armed Forces Journal, March 2011

The subject of assassination, though a fascinating one, seems to have received little critical attention. Of course, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of books on unravelling specific assassination "conspiracies". But a book on assassination through history, a book on the political meaning of assassination, is something that until now has been sorely lacking. Hudson takes issue with the commonly held belief that assassination is a short cut to solving a particular problem. He invokes the law of unintended consequences to show that things are rarely that simple. Grouping victims in subsets, he looks at Jesus, Thomas Becket and many others. Fascinating.

Stav Sherez