The Democratic Terrorist

The Democratic Terrorist
Swedish first edition cover.
Author(s)	Jan Guillou
Original title	Den demokratiske terroristen
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
Series	Carl Hamilton #2
Genre(s)	Spy novel
Publisher	Norstedts
Publication date	1987 (orig.)
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
ISBN	8202124824
Preceded by	Coq Rouge
Followed by	In the Interest of the Nation

The Democratic Terrorist (Swedish: Den demokratiske terroristen) is a 1987 spy novel by Swedish author Jan Guillou, the second book featuring the fictional spy Carl Hamilton.

Plot summary

Hamilton is assigned to infiltrate a terrorist group in West Germany, a part of the Red Army Faction (RAF), that supposedly are planning an operation in Sweden. Hamilton is chosen because of his background in the leftist movement. As a member of the group, he takes part in bank robberies — the preferred way of the RAF to finance their operations. In the end, when all terrorists are in one place, he leads the German Counter-terrorism unit GSG 9 to the location.

He plays his role so well that he is identifying himself with the terrorists, and briefly is not far from fighting with the terrorists, but in the end, ends up shooting his terrorist "girlfriend", before she shoot another "fake terrorist", a french agent, who later gets killed by the GSG-9. Nevertheless, for his help, he received the West German medal Bundesverdienstkreuz.

See also

• Action Directe