<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>London's suspense thriller focuses on the fine distinction between state- justified murder and criminal violence in the Assassination Bureau--an organization whose mandate is to rid the state of all its enemies. <p/>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jack London </b>(1876-1916) was born John Chaney in Pennsylvania, USA. In 1896 he was caught up in the gold rush to the Klondike river in north-west Canada, which became the inspiration for <i>The Call of the Wild (</i>1903) and <i>White Fang </i>(1906). Jack London became one of the most widely read writers in the world.