Hit Me
"Master mystery writer Block is at the top of his form."--Library Journal (starred review)A man named Nicholas Edwards lives in New Orleans and renovates houses, making decent money at it. Between his family and his stamps, all of Nicholas's spare time is happily accounted for. Sometimes it's...
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"Master mystery writer Block is at the top of his form."--Library Journal (starred review)A man named Nicholas Edwards lives in New Orleans and renovates houses, making decent money at it. Between his family and his stamps, all of Nicholas's spare time is happily accounted for. Sometimes it's hard to remember that he used to kill people for a living.But when the nation's economy tanks, taking the construction business with it, just one phone call drags him back into the game. His driver's license may say Nicholas Edwards, but he's back to being the man he always was: Keller.Keller's work takes him to New York, on a West Indies cruise, and more. But the real high drama when a widow in Cheyenne introduces Keller to her deceased husband's stamp collection...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316127349 (0316127345)
Publish date: October 8th 2013
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Series: Keller (#5)
The Keller hitman series lends itself well to a short story format and that is what we have here, a collection of episodes or stories connected by a character. Often this means that the reader suffers through some repetition of background details. And stamps. And then more stamps. Keller now lives...
When his finances get into trouble, Keller finds himself back in business with Dot and dispatching targets in the only way he knows how.In the interest of full disclosure, I received this ARC from Lawrence Block in exchange for reviewing it. Hell, when your favorite living crime writer gives you an...