Book Amplifier Tour for Assassins with a Q&A from Author Mike Bond

 

The events in Assassins suggest that the most dangerous consequences of intelligence work often emerge years later. Mike Bond’s novel follows an operative whose earlier missions continue to shape future conflicts in unexpected ways.

CIA operative Jack enters intelligence work through missions designed to counter foreign threats, but the consequences extend far beyond their original goals. Personal connections formed early in his career resurface as political alliances change and global violence escalates.

As Jack moves through successive intelligence assignments, he encounters individuals shaped by the same conflicts from opposing sides. A relationship with Sophie Dassault offers moments of connection amid constant danger. Spanning more than thirty years, Assassins traces how covert decisions accumulate over time, leaving lasting personal and geopolitical consequences that refuse to fade.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/49oZhSM

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33789163-assassins

 

Q&A with Author Mike Bond:

How did you research your book?  

I don’t research my books, but write from my own memory of events.

Where do you get your ideas? 

From my own past experiences, or from issues that concern me, like the danger of nuclear war. Or wars I have been in and I wish to expose how they happened, and who is responsible for all the deaths, sorrow, and destruction.

What helps you overcome writer’s block? 

Never had it. Too many things to write about.

What’s your favorite compliment you’ve received as a writer? 

Among many other critical praises, when BBC called me “The master of the existentialist thriller.”

Do you write every day? What’s your schedule?

I write when I want to.

Which author(s) most inspired you?

 Hemingway – the greatest American writer of the 20th century. And Tolstoy, Gogol, Zola, Aristotle, Cicero, and many others.

What’s your go-to comfort food?

For writing -- Gin or vodka.

If you could time-travel, where would you go?

Somewhere in our Paleolithic past, or among the Cheyenne or Sioux before the coming of Europeans.

What 3 books would you bring to a desert island?

If I were on a desert island I would be happy there and wouldn’t bother with books.

Mike Bond is the author of nearly a dozen bestselling novels and an ecologist, war and human rights journalist, award-winning poet, and international energy expert. His work spans more than thirty countries across seven continents, often drawn from firsthand experiences in remote, dangerous, and war-torn regions. His novels are praised worldwide for their intricate plots, vivid settings, and explosive pacing. His reporting has covered wars, revolutions, terrorism, and major environmental crises. Learn more at his website.