On the evening of September 17 1992 eight leading members of the Iranian and Kurdish opposition had gathered at a littleknown restaurant in Berlin when two darklyclad men burst through the entrance. Within moments the roar of a machine gun filled the air. Two rounds of fire and four single shots later four of the men were dead. One of the survivors of that shooting along with the widow of one of the victims and a handful of reporters attorneys and fellow exiles began a crusade that would not only pit them against Tehran but against some of the greatest powers in Germany. When an undeterred federal prosecutor and an endlessly patient chief judge took over the case a historic verdict followed which shook both Europe and Iran and achieved something few could have predictedamp151justice. Roya Hakakians The Assassins of the Turquoise Palace is an incredible book of history and reportage and an unforgettable narrative of heroism and justice.