{"product_id":"2026100008453-secondhand-the-mind-of-an-assassin","title":"The Mind Of An Assassin","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: VG. Jacket: Worn\/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping work of investigative biography, The Mind of an Assassin chronicles the life and psychological profile of Ramón Mercader, the Soviet agent who carried out the assassination of Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in 1940. Drawing on years of meticulous research, Isaac Don Levine reconstructs the making of a killer — from Mercader's Stalinist indoctrination in Spain to his calculated infiltration of Trotsky's inner circle. The narrative uncovers the chilling machinery of the Soviet secret police, the NKVD, and the extraordinary lengths to which Stalin went to silence his most formidable rival. Written with the authority of a seasoned Cold War correspondent, the book presents a disturbing portrait of ideological fanaticism and state-sponsored murder that remains deeply relevant to our understanding of 20th-century political violence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956293775579,"sku":"2026100008453-SECONDHAND","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1c1acd51-dfd5-418b-b862-2e626eb6b858.png?v=1783499407","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008453-secondhand-the-mind-of-an-assassin","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}