<b>The classic thriller about a hostile foreign power infiltrating American politics: “Brilliant . . . wild and exhilarating.” —<i>The New Yorker</i></b><br>  <br> A war hero and the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Sgt. Raymond Shaw is keeping a deadly secret—even from himself. During his time as a prisoner of war in North Korea, he was brainwashed by his Communist captors and transformed into a deadly weapon—a sleeper assassin, programmed to kill without question or mercy at his captors’ signal. Now he’s been returned to the United States with a covert mission: to kill a candidate running for US president . . .<br>  <br> This “shocking, tense” and sharply satirical novel has become a modern classic, and was the basis for two film adaptations (<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>).<br>  <br> “Crammed with suspense.” —<i>Chicago Tribune</i><br>  <br> “Condon is wickedly skillful.” —<i>Time</i>