A'māl ādamkush'hā (tarīkh-i adam'kushī az Misr-i bāstān ta imrūz): Persian 1402

What is an assassination attempt? What is the motive of the attacker? Every assassin is a murderer, but the reverse is not necessarily true. Assassins have been killing the powerful and famous for at least three thousand years, their personal ambition for revenge and anger motivating them for these acts of violence, such as the Ottoman sultan who strangled his 19 brothers or the bodyguards of several Roman emperors who murdered them. Recently, new motivations such as religious or political fanaticism for revolution and freedom have emerged and governments have also taken action. While many victims seem to have underestimated this danger, such as Abraham Lincoln, who was killed after he sent his bodyguard to lick him. So, has the assassination accomplished the goals of its commanders? In Acts of Assassins, John Whittington has reached some of the most notorious acts of history by relying on anecdotes, historical evidence, and statistical analysis, and has revealed some characters' innovative methods of assassination and many of its unwanted consequences.