{"product_id":"surprise-kill-vanish-paperback","title":"Surprise, Kill, Vanish (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! The estimated release date is 30 June 2026. Please note your complete order will only ship once the Pre-Order item becomes available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE USA TODAY BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“As fast paced as a thriller” - Fred Burton,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStratfor Talks ‘Pen and Sword’ Podcast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Jacobsen here presents a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexploring the CIA’s paramilitary activities… this excellent work feels like uncovering the tip of the iceberg… Highly recommended for those seeking a better understanding of American foreign policy in action” - Jacob Sherman,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A behind-the-scenes look at the most shadowy corners of the American intelligence community… Well-sourced and well-paced, this book is full of surprises” -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Annie Jacobsen takes us inside the darkest and most morally ambiguous corner of our government, where politicians ask brave men and women to kill-up close and personal-on America’s behalf” - Garrett M. Graff, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself - While the Rest of us Die\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is a first rate book on the CIA, its paramilitary armies, operators, and assassins” -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Having already demonstrated her remarkable aptitude for unearthing government secrets in books like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAREA 51\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2011) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE PENTAGON’S BRAIN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2015), Jacobsen pulls back the curtain on the history of covert warfare and state sanctioned assassinations from WWII to the present… Jacobsen’s work revealing a poorly understood but essential slice of warfare history belongs in every library collection” -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored assassinations, from the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE PENTAGON’S BRAIN\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 1947, domestic and foreign assassinations have been executed under the CIA-led covert action operations team. Before that time, responsibility for taking out America’s enemies abroad was even more shrouded in mystery. Despite Hollywood notions of last-minute rogue-operations and external secret hires, covert action is actually a cog in a colossal foreign policy machine, moving through, among others, the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the House and Senate Select Committees. At the end of the day, it is the President, not the CIA, who is singularly in charge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, Pulitzer Prize finalist and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author Annie Jacobsen takes us deep inside this top-secret history. With unparalleled access to former operatives, ambassadors, and even past directors of the Secret Service and CIA operations, Jacobsen reveals the inner workings of these teams, and just how far a U.S. president may go, covertly but lawfully, to pursue the nation’s interests.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Annie Jacobsen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40305564025010,"sku":"9781529378559","price":383.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781529378559.webp?v=1779432389","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/surprise-kill-vanish-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}