The Assassination Option
{{Short description|2014 novel by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV}}
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{{Infobox book
|name = The Assassination Option
| image = The Assassination Option.jpg
| caption = First edition
|author = W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
|country = United States
|language = English
|series = Clandestine Operations Series
|genre = Spy novel
|publisher = G. P. Putnam's Sons
|release_date = December 30, 2014This is the release date for the hardcover edition. Other editions were released on other dates.
|media_type = Print (hardcover)Also released as Amazon Kindle edition and as a paperback.
|pages = 496 pp (first edition, hardcover)
| isbn = 978-0399171246
|preceded_by = Top Secret (2014)
|followed_by =
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The Assassination Option is the second novel in the Clandestine Operations Series{{Cite web |last=ThriftBooks |title=Clandestine Operations Book Series |url=https://www.thriftbooks.com/series/clandestine-operations-/77051/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=ThriftBooks |language=en}} by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.Amazon.com website, at https://www.amazon.com/Assassination-Option-Clandestine-Operations-Novel/dp/039917124X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= .
Plot
The novel centers around Capt. James Cronley, who has been promoted to commander of a new unit in the new Central Intelligence Agency. As the chief of DCI Europe, Cronley has to deal with all sorts of intrigue, much of it involving U.S. government and military personnel unhappy with the creation and power of the new CIA. Cronley, as well as his coworkers and employees, have a new mission: to bring the family of a Soviet informant out of East Germany. In the process, Cronley must fend off attempts to undermine his authority. Cronley's mother was a German national and he runs into numerous German relatives, finding that some of them are not what they seem.
Reviews
Kirkus Reviews left a relatively positive review, though they pointed out numerous historical errors."THE ASSASSINATION OPTION," Kirkus Reviews, Oct. 20, 2014, at https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/web-griffin/assassination-option/ .
Book Reporter also left a positive review, saying, "It reads well and reminds us of the difficulty posed in intelligence work, especially at the beginning of the Cold War with Russia."Judy Gigstad, "The Assassination Option: A Clandestine Operations Novel," Book Reporter online, Feb. 6, 2015, at http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/the-assassination-option-a-clandestine-operations-novel .
Publishers Weekly has a positive view of this book, saying, "It's a testament to the authors' skill and wide experience that the pages seem to turn themselves.""The Assassination Option," Publishers Weekly online, at http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-17124-6 .
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