A Cold War chiller, one of the greatest thrillers of all time. Sergeant Raymond Shaw is the perfect assassin, a time bomb controlled by the Communists. A spy story, a love story, and a sobering, yet outrageously funny satire on demagogueryin American politics. It can't happen here... or can it? From the author of Prizzi's Honor. The movie remake features Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep. "Apocalyptic... Condon is wickedly skillful."—Time