Satori

Name: Satori
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.4 (3314 reviews)
Author: Don Winslow

by Don Winslow

Historical Fiction Thriller

4.4 (3,314)

4.4 stars from 3,314 reviews. Top 67% of Historical Fiction books we track.

512 pages~8.5 hr readPublished by Vintage CanadaPublished 2011-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love spy thrillers with genuinely brilliant protagonists who think three moves ahead, like le Carré's Smiley but with lethal martial arts training.
You're drawn to fiction that weaves Eastern philosophy and martial arts mastery into the fabric of the plot, not just as window dressing.
You want a 1950s espionage novel that treats geopolitics and cultural detail with the precision of a master craftsman.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer lighter thrillers with quippy banter and straightforward good-versus-evil dynamics.
You're looking for romance or character relationships to anchor the emotional stakes of the story.
You want a fast-paced page-turner; this demands engagement with strategy, philosophy, and the protagonist's interior world.

About this book

Nicholai Hel, a genius and mystic, returns as a formidable assassin in this thriller by Don Winslow. The story is set in fall 1951 during the Korean War. Twenty-six-year-old Hel has spent three years in solitary confinement by the Americans. He is a master of hoda korosu ("naked kill"), speaks seven languages fluently, and possesses an extraordinary "proximity sense"—an acute awareness of danger. The CIA offers Hel freedom, money, and a neutral passport in exchange for a mission: travel to Beijing and assassinate the Soviet Union's commissioner to China. The assignment appears to be a suicide mission, but Hel accepts. He must navigate chaos, violence, suspicion, and betrayal while pursuing his ultimate goal of satori—the possibility of true understanding and harmony with the world.

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Currently 4.4★ from 3,314 reviews

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