Eagles and Red Poppies

The story begins with the planned assassination of one of the world's most important men...and with one single shot, the whole course of history can be changed.

The assassin is Pieter Szabo, a young man from Poland with a broken life.

Pieter Szabo has an extraordinary talent. He is a trained marksman, ready to represent his country in the forthcoming Olympic Games. He and his wife, and his family, all live quite happily, until a series of events force him into becoming a ruthless and very capable killer.
A mistake has been made, and because of that, Pieter's wife and his family are cruelly taken from him. Not by an individual, but by a regime.
Pieter Szabo manages to escape from Poland and he crosses Europe, finally to reach England, where his skills are of particular use to the British Government. From there, Pieter Szabo is sent to work for an assortment of other 'friendly' governments. He crosses the continents, finding the people who for one reason or another will never face true justice. He is a man who's paid to kill the guilty, only to finally realize that he is once again being used by a regime. But this time, there's a different set of rules.

However, there's also another story, and a dark family secret which Pieter Szabo knows nothing about, and the shocking tale of a lost love and another life, all of which will be brought together by the cruellest twists of fate. Suddenly, he has someone to protect.

Pieter Szabo will be manipulated once more, and once again the course of history will be changed. But this time, he has to kill a President.
Love, hatred and deceit. The story of an assassin who loved only one woman, and one family.

Other works by Lawrence Bell include Pavel's Gift and Shiny Scissors.