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Assassinations have formed a major plot element in various works of fiction. This article provides a list of fictional stories in which assassination features as an important plot element. Passing mentions are omitted. Assassination can be regarded as the murder of a ''prominent'' person for a motive which is broadly public and political rather than merely personal or financial.〔 Murders within families are often termed assassinations if the family members are very prominent. This would be true of Roman Empire poisonings, or the 2001 slaughter of the royal family in Nepal. The murder of the well-known actor Phil Hartman by his wife in 1998 does not qualify. Is the 1978 murder of actor Bob Crane assassination? No. Is the 1987 murder of singer Peter Tosh by robbers assassination? If the motive is extortion, no. If an author writes a novel proposing a broad conspiracy, then yes. Is the 1948 death of actor Solomon Mikhoels assassination? Yes. It was orchestrated by Stalin. King Charles I? No. Executed publicly, after a trial. Tsar Nicholas II? Yes. Executed secretly, with his children, without a trial. There will always be a problem with a precise definition and applying that definition to specific cases. 〕 Assassinations in fiction have attracted scholarly attention. In ''Assassinations and Murder in Modern Italy: Transformations in Society and Culture'', as well as analyzing Italian assassinations in their historical and cultural contexts Stephen Gundle and Lucia Rinaldi explore the films, plays, other works of fiction, and art that the art of assassination has inspired.〔(''Assassinations and Murder in Modern Italy'' ): ''Transformations in Society and Culture'', edited by Stephen Gundle and Lucia Rinaldi (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007)〕 Nick Cullather has discussed "The Movie Version" of John F. Kennedy's assassination.〔Nicholas Cullather, "History, Conspiracy, and the Kennedy Assassination", ''Retrieving the American Past'', ed. Marc Horger (New York: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2005), 301–330〕 This list prefers to highlight less familiar cultural artifacts, while trying not to itemize every Ian Fleming or Agatha Christie title, or every Mafia film. The historical–historically based or historically inspired–takes precedence over the purely fictional and sensational. ==Novels== * ''Judith'' (c. 800) — Old English poem based on the ''Book of Judith'' (c. 100 BC) * Edward Grim, ''Vita S. Thomae'' aka ''Life of Thomas Becket'' (1180) — eyewitness account of Thomas à Becket * ''Das Nibelungenlied'' (c. 1200) — German epic poem * Marko Marulić, ''Judita'' (1521) — Croatian epic poem * Alexandre Dumas, père, ''The Black Tulip'' (1850) — historical novel about Johan and Cornelis de Witt * Bolesław Prus, ''Pharaoh'' (1895) * Henryk Sienkiewicz, ''Quo Vadis: A Tale of the Time of Nero'' (1895) — historical novel about SS. Peter and Paul,〔''Quo Vadis''. Chapter LXX.〕 Pisonian conspirators and Empress Poppaea,〔''Quo Vadis''. Chapter LXXI.〕 Emperor Nero〔''Quo Vadis''. Epilogue. Mercy killing by Epaphroditus.〕 * Anthony Hope, ''Rupert of Hentzau'' (1898) — adventure novel and sombre finale to ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1894) * J.M. Barrie, ''Better Dead'' (18??) – novella about a plot against Lord Randolph Churchill * Jack London, ''The Iron Heel'' (1908) — violent dystopian novel * Jack London, ''The Assassination Bureau, Ltd'' (c. 1910, published 1963) — novel half-written by London, completed by Robert L. Fish,〔London authored pp. 1-121. Fish wrote p. 122-179 based on London's notes (pp. 181-184).〕 possibly influenced by the J.M. Barrie novella, ''Better Dead''. * Joseph Conrad, ''Under Western Eyes'' (1911) * Baroness Orczy, ''The Laughing Cavalier'' (1913) — historical novel about Maurice of Nassau * John Buchan, ''The Thirty-Nine Steps'' (1915) — suspense novel about a Greek Prime Minister * André Malraux, ''Man's Fate'' (1933) — existential political novel * Robert Graves, ''I, Claudius'' (1934), ''Claudius the God'' (1935) — historical novels about Roman Emperors Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero * John Steinbeck, ''In Dubious Battle'' (1936) — social realist novel about a Communist labour organizer supporting a strike by fruit pickers * Geoffrey Household, ''Rogue Male'' (1939) * Arthur Koestler, ''Darkness at Noon'' (1940) — political novel about "Nikolai Rubashov" (Nikolai Bukharin, ''et al.'') *Robert A. Heinlein, ''If This Goes On'' (serialized in 1940, published in the 1953 compilation ''Revolt in 2100'') * Bart Lytton, ''Hangman's Village'' (1943?) — topical novel about Reinhard Heydrich * Pär Lagerkvist, ''The Dwarf'' (1944) * Robert Penn Warren, ''All the King's Men'' (1946) — political novel about a Southern governor (Huey Long) * Samuel Shellabarger, ''Prince of Foxes'' (1947) — historical novel about Cesare Borgia * Josephine Tey, ''The Daughter of Time'' (1951) — historical novel about the Princes in the Tower * Ian Fleming, James Bond series (1953–1966) — spy novel series featuring a "licensed to kill" protagonist who is described as having carried out assassinations, but rarely actually does so in the books themselves * * ''From Russia, With Love'' (1957) — references Andrés Nin * Philip K. Dick, ''Solar Lottery'' (1955) — science fiction novel with assassination as political system * Graham Greene, ''The Quiet American'' (1955) * Richard Condon, ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (1959) * Elie Wiesel, ''Dawn'' (1961) * Robert A. Heinlein, ''Stranger in a Strange Land'' (1961) — science fiction novel about a Messianic character * Emeric Pressburger, ''Killing a Mouse on Sunday'' (1961) — filmed as ''Behold a Pale Horse'' * Manuel Mujica Laínez, ''Bomarzo'' (1962) — historical novel about Pier Francesco Orsini * Ben Abro, ''Assassination! July 14'' (1963) -- novel about a plot to kill Charles de Gaulle; possibly a basis for ''The Day of the Jackal'' * Nick Carter (various authors), ''Run, Spy, Run'' (1964) — spy thriller featuring a foiled plot to kill President John F. Kennedy in September 1963; ''Temple of Fear'' (1968) — featuring a plot to assassinate Emperor Hirohito of Japan; ''Assault on England'' (1972) - spy thriller featuring multiple assassination attempts on the British cabinet, including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Minister of Defence and Foreign Secretary (all successful) and Prime Minister (unsuccessful); Agent Counter-Agent (1973) - featuring a foiled plot to assassinate the Vice President of the United States and President of Venezuela; * Vassilis Vassilikos, ''Z'' (1967) — political novel about an opposition politician (Gregoris Lambrakis) * Mario Puzo, ''The Godfather'' (1969) * Frederick Forsyth, ''The Day of the Jackal'' (1971) — suspense novel〔Recipient of the Edgar Award in 1972.〕 about Charles de Gaulle * Loren Singer, ''The Parallax View'' (1972) * Trevanian, ''The Eiger Sanction'' (1972) * Michael Crichton (as John Lange), ''Binary'' (1972) — suspense novel about a US President * George Shipway, ''The Paladin'' (1972), ''The Wolf Time'' (1973) — historical novels about Walter Tyrell, the presumed assassin of King William Rufus in 1100 * Trevanian, ''The Loo Sanction'' (1973) * Richard Condon, ''Winter Kills'' (1974) * Jack Higgins, ''The Eagle Has Landed'' (1975) — war novel about a plot by Himmler to capture Churchill * Sjöwall and Wahlöö, ''The Terrorists'' (1975) — suspense novel about a Swedish Prime Minister (not Olof Palme) * Gerald Seymour, ''Harry's Game'' (1975) * David Littlejohn, ''The Man Who Killed Mick Jagger'' (Little, Brown, 1977) * Matthew Eden, ''The Murder of Lawrence of Arabia'' (1979)〔ISBN 0-690-01790-1〕 * Trevanian, ''Shibumi'' (1979) * Stephen King, ''The Dead Zone'' (1979) * Robert Ludlum, ''The Bourne Identity'' (1980) * Mary Renault, ''Funeral Games'' (1981) — historical novel about Roxana, Alexander IV, and others * Harry Mulisch, ''The Assault'' (1982) * Alan Moore, ''V for Vendetta'' (1982–1988) — graphic novel featuring numerous assassinations of governmental and quasi-governmental officials by the eponymous character, V. * Jean Van Hamme (and William Vance), ''XIII'' (1984) — graphic novel about a US President * Tom Clancy, ''Patriot Games'' (1987) — suspense novel about the Prince and Princess of Wales * Don DeLillo, ''Libra'' (1988) * Roderick Thorp, ''Devlin'' (1988) — suspense novel about a New York mayoral candidate * Jack Higgins, ''The Eagle Has Flown'' (1991) — war novel about a plot by Himmler to assassinate Hitler, Rommel and Canaris * Jack Higgins, ''Eye of the Storm'' (1992) — suspense novel about an attack on John Major * J. C. Pollock, ''Threat Case'' (1992) * Tom Clancy, ''Debt of Honor'' (1994) * Frederick Forsyth, ''The Fist of God'' (1994) — factual novel about supergun designer Gerald Bull * Nicholas Shakespeare, ''The Dancer Upstairs'' (1995) * James Ellroy, ''American Tabloid'' (1995) — novel about John F. Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs invasion * Tom Clancy, ''Executive Orders'' (1996) * Vince Flynn, ''Term Limits'' (1997) * Philip Kerr, ''The Shot'' (1999) Alternate take on Kennedy assassination * Vince Flynn, ''Transfer of Power'' (1999) — suspense novel about a US President and the White House * Boris Akunin, ''The State Counsellor'' (2000) — historical mystery novel about a Moscow governor * Tom Clancy, ''The Bear and the Dragon'' (2000) * Jack Higgins, ''Edge of Danger'' (2001) — suspense novel about a US President and a Russian Prime Minister * Günter Grass, ''Crabwalk'' (2002) — investigative novel about Wilhelm Gustloff * Lee Child, ''Without Fail'' (2002) * Tom Clancy, ''Red Rabbit'' (2002) — suspense novel about Pope John Paul II and Georgi Markov * Ismail Kadare, ''The Successor'' (2003) — novel about Mehmet Shehu * Barry Eisler, ''Hard Rain'' (2003) * Nicholson Baker, ''Checkpoint'' (2004) — political novel about George W. Bush * Jack Higgins, ''Dark Justice'' (2004) — suspense novel about a US President * Tim Green, ''Fourth Perimeter'' (2005) * Malay Roy Choudhury, ''Naamgandho'' (2005) — Bengali novel * Brian Josepher, ''What the Psychic Saw'' (2005) * Thomas A. Taylor, ''Mortal Shield'' (2008) * Brent Weeks, ''The Night Angel Trilogy'' (2008) — fantasy series * Jack Higgins, ''Sharp Shot'' (2009) — suspense novel about a US President * Jack Higgins, ''First Strike'' (2009) — suspense novel about a US President * Barbara Kingsolver, ''The Lacuna'' (2009) — novel about Leon Trotsky * Leonardo Padura Fuentes, ''El hombre que amaba a los perros'' (''The Man Who Loved Dogs'') (2009) — novel about Leon Trotsky * Nathan M Farrugia, ''The Chimera Vector'' (2012) — technothriller featuring deniable operatives programmed to assassinate * David Baldacci ''The Innocent (2012)— features professional killer Will Robie who is an American covert operative specializing in assassinating high profile targets. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Assassinations in fiction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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