Originally Bogosian aimed to make a film about Soghomon Tehlirian and began writing a screenplay, which evolved into the book.

[2] The author stated that the book production process had "radicalized" him in favor of ethnic Armenian political positions while previously he held a "pragmatic" point of view.

[3] Aram Kouyoumdjian of Horizon Weekly described the book as a "factually driven… fast-paced, tension-filled, and altogether accessible work", involving "complex geopolitics".

[2] Joseph Kanon of The New York Times stated that because assassinations to right wrongs can turn into terrorist movements, "To his great credit, Bogosian [...] refuses to portray Tehlirian or any of the other members of his group as heroes.

"[1] Kanon praised the book's "gripping action accounts of Nemesis at work, and in the sober assessment of its terrible aftermath.