Edgar award-winning author of the popular historical novels A
Conspiracy of Paper and A Spectacle of Corruption, David Liss
showcases his amazing versatility with this brilliant new tale of
contemporary suspense: a literary thriller set in Florida, where
killing is a matter of conscience.
No one is more surprised than Lem Altick when it turns out he's
actually good at peddling encyclopedias door to door. He hates the
predatory world of sales, but he needs the money to pay for
college. Then things go horribly wrong. In a sweltering trailer in
rural Florida, a couple whom Lem has spent hours pitching is shot
dead before his eyes, and the unassuming young man is suddenly
pulled into the dark world of conspiracy and murder. Not just
murder: assassination- or so claims the killer, the mysterious and
strangely charismatic Melford Kean, who has struck without remorse
and with remarkable good cheer. But the self-styled ethical
assassin hadn't planned on a witness, and so he makes Lem a deal:
Stay quiet and there will be no problems. Go to the police and take
the fall.
Before Lem can decide, he is drawn against his will into the realm
of the assassin, a post-Marxist intellectual with whom he forms an
unlikely (and perhaps unwise) friendship. The ethical assassin
could be a charming sociopath, eco-activist, or vigilante for
social justice. To unravel the mystery and save himself, Lem must
descend deep into a bizarre world he never knew existed, where a
group of desperate-and genuinely deranged-schemers have hatched a
plan that will very likely keep Lem from leaving town alive.
David Liss skillfully interweaves a gallery of eccentric characters
with a multilayered plot characterized by its unpredictable twists
and turns. The Ethical Assassin is a brilliant, darkly comic novel
that will leave readers in suspense until the very last page.
"From the Hardcover edition."
General
Imprint: |
Random House
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2007 |
First published: |
2007 |
Authors: |
David Liss
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Dimensions: |
203 x 134 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
327 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8129-7454-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Adventure / thriller >
General
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LSN: |
0-8129-7454-9 |
Barcode: |
9780812974546 |
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