The Manchurian candidate
(Book)
Author:
Published:
London : Orion, 2013, ©1959.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
358 pages ; 18 cm
Status:
Description
"A war hero and the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Sergeant 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 for US President . . ."--
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Hamden/Miller Adult Paperback Fiction
PB/FIC/Condon
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781409147800, 1409147800
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"A war hero and the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Sergeant 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 for US President . . ."--,Amazon.com
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APA Citation (style guide)
Condon, R. (20131959). The Manchurian candidate. Orion.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Condon, Richard. 20131959. The Manchurian Candidate. Orion.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Condon, Richard, The Manchurian Candidate. Orion, 20131959.
MLA Citation (style guide)Condon, Richard. The Manchurian Candidate. Orion, 20131959.
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