An account of terrorism peppered with insight into the international intrigues of governments and businesses is what Ms. Hakakian has provided in Assassins of the Turquoise Palace. The terrorist event - a slaughter of Iranian exiles - takes place in Berlin Germany during the fall of 1992.
Assassins of the Turquoise Palace
by Roya Hakakian
Grove Press
Ms. Hakakian's easy writing style - several times I checked to ensure the book was not fiction - takes us on a journey through terrorists actions, German legal structure and international machinations involving European governments and Iran. The book was a page turner.
In light of current international events involving Iran (Brookings fellow's testimony to Congress titled "Progress of the Obama Administration's Policy Toward Iran" ), Ms. Hakakian's book is well-timed.
The New York Times, via its Sunday Book Review, offers a critique of Ms. Hakakian's book in the article, "By the Ayatollah's Decree"; published 2011 September 16.
Link to Ms. Hakakian's web site: Roya Hakakian
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