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Left unfinished at the time of London's 1916 death at age 40, this thriller was completed by Robert L. Fish and published in 1963. The plot follows Ivan Dragomiloff, who, in a twist of fate, finds himself pitted against the secret assassination agency he founded.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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He was a handsome man, with large liquid-black eyes, an olive complexion that was laid upon a skin clear, clean, and of surpassing smoothness of texture, and with a mop of curly black hair that invited fondling-in short, the kind of a man that women like to look upon, and also, the kind of a man who is quite thoroughly aware of this insinuative quality of his looks. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!!, Mar 23 2004

By	Anthrowolfe "anthrowolfe" (NC) - See all my reviews

This book is one of the most interesting and mind grabbing that I have ever read! It brought me back from a reading hitus that I had suffered for over a year; it reminded me of how much I love books!

The story is about Dragomiloff creating his bureau and justifying the assasinations they carry out. One man challenges him and proves Dragomiloff that his bureau's work is wrong. This causes Dragomiloff to send his bureau after himself, for his assassination.

This book is truly one of his best ever and should be read by everyone, espically the people who think that London writes only about the artic. This is an intreaguing read full of twists and turns. I would reccomend it to anyone.

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1.0 out of 5 stars TERRIBLE, Nov 4 2003

By	Jeff Howard (South Dakota) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: 20th Century Assassination Bureau (Paperback)

Apparently, this unfinished novel was found in the deceased Jack London's trunk. Trying to cash in on JL's name, Robert L. Fish, "finishes" the book. Well, there's a reason London gave up on it and threw it in the trunk in the first place... It's terrible.

Billed as an assassination bureau with a conscience, its chief, Ivan Dragomiloff decides whether the assassinations are "justified." Eventually, someone submits an anonymous name for termination, which Dragomiloff dutifully accepts. Well, he's the target. London quickly paints himself into a corner and the novel deteriorates into idiocy.

At a mere 178 pages it was hard to NOT finish even if you realize about half way through you're wasting your time. Some novels are better left unread. This is one of them.

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2.0 out of 5 stars great concept, but, April 25 2003

By	jan erik storeb� (norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Assassination Bureau (Paperback)

the plot in this book is very interesting. the bureau in question is adminitrated towards killing people who "deserves" it. their clients have to convince the leader that the person deserves to be killed. a man shows up and convinces the leader that it is HIM (the leader) that deserves to be killed, and this person agrees at last. interesting concept. but after a while the plot gets less interesting. L doesn't seem to manage his own idea, and things end up just sort of happening. not his best.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A very good read
I read this book after seeing the movie because I'm an Oliver Reed fan, like so many books, the movie version is so different. Read more

Published on April 11 2002 by Jo Anne

4.0 out of 5 stars Assassination Bureau
London supposedly "wrote himself into a corner" in the plot of this story, or else he hadn't the time to finish it, but the resolution by Fish is not only an... Read more

Published on Mar 23 2000 by Nick Baugh

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting for London fans only.
Jack London stopped writing this book, because he felt he couldn't resolve the situation satisfactorly. Read more

Published on Feb 19 2000 by Tom Bruce

5.0 out of 5 stars About life,death,honor, right, wrong, justice, prinicples
I would compare it to Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday. Sometimes it seems like a silly game, at other times it's the answer to deep philosophical questions. Read more

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