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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 Lem has spent hours pitching to 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. Lem isn t sure what is motivating Melford, but Lem realizes that to save himself, he must unravel the mystery of why the assassinations have occurred. To do so, he descends deeper into a bizarre world he never knew existed, where a group of desperate schemers are involved in a plot that could keep Lem from leaving town alive."
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Advance praise for" The Ethical Assassin"
"Gripping entertainment from the opening pages-a terrific read with the page-turning energy of a first-rate thriller, but also far more than that. David Liss has written a genre-bender with more than its share of white-knuckle suspense, vivid characters, and surprising humor."
-Joseph Finder, author of Company Man
"Hilarious, poignant, and laced with paranoia, The Ethical Assassin reads like a Hardy Boys mystery on acid. David Liss pulls out all the stops in this Homeric coming-of-age tale. A vibrant and sweaty page-turner, this book explodes with fresh, memorable characters and a soundtrack I'd like to own."
-Mark Haskell Smith, author of Moist and Delicious
"Hypnotic and addictive storytelling."
-Lee Child, author of One Shot
"Imagine David Lynch's bizarre masterpiece Blue Velvet, scripted by Edna Buchanan and Carl Hiaasen. It's a blast."
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Advance praise for""The Ethical Assassin"
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"Gripping entertainment from the opening pages-a terrific read with the page-turning energy of a first-rate thriller, but also far more than that. David Liss has written a genre-bender with more than its share of white-knuckle suspense, vivid characters, and surprising humor."
-Joseph Finder, author of Company Man
"Hilarious, poignant, and laced with paranoia, The Ethical Assassin reads like a Hardy Boys mystery on acid. David Liss pulls out all the stops in this Homeric coming-of-age tale. A vibrant and sweaty page-turner, this book explodes with fresh, memorable characters and a soundtrack I'd like to own."
-Mark Haskell Smith, author of Moist and Delicious
"Hypnotic and addictive storytelling."
-Lee Child, author of One Shot
"Imagine David Lynch's bizarre masterpiece Blue Velvet, scripted by Edna Buchanan and Carl Hiaasen. It's a blast."
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
-Mark Haskell Smith, author of Moist and Delicious "Hypnotic and addictive storytelling."
-Lee Child, author of One Shot "Imagine David Lynch's bizarre masterpiece Blue Velvet, scripted by Edna Buchanan and Carl Hiaasen. It's a blast."
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the Hardcover edition.
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"Gripping entertainment from the opening pages-a terrific read with the page-turning energy of a first-rate thriller, but also far more than that. David Liss has written a genre-bender with more than its share of white-knuckle suspense, vivid characters, and surprising humor."
-Joseph Finder, author of Company Man
"Hilarious, poignant, and laced with paranoia, The Ethical Assassin reads like a Hardy Boys mystery on acid. David Liss pulls out all the stops in this Homeric coming-of-age tale. A vibrant and sweaty page-turner, this book explodes with fresh, memorable characters and a soundtrack I'd like to own."
-Mark Haskell Smith, author of Moist and Delicious
"Hypnotic and addictive storytelling."
-Lee Child, author of One Shot
"Imagine David Lynch's bizarre masterpiece Blue Velvet, scripted by Edna Buchanan and Carl Hiaasen. It's a blast."
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Advance praise for""The Ethical Assassin"
"
"Gripping entertainment from the opening pages-a terrific read with the page-turning energy of a first-rate thriller, but also far more than that. David Liss has written a genre-bender with more than its share of white-knuckle suspense, vivid characters, and surprising humor."
-Joseph Finder, author of Company Man
"Hilarious, poignant, and laced with paranoia, The Ethical Assassin reads like a Hardy Boys mystery on acid. David Liss pulls out all the stops in this Homeric coming-of-age tale. A vibrant and sweaty page-turner, this book explodes with fresh, memorable characters and a soundtrack I'd like to own."
-Mark Haskell Smith, author of Moist and Delicious
"Hypnotic and addictive storytelling."
-Lee Child, author of One Shot
"Imagine David Lynch's bizarre masterpiece Blue Velvet, scripted by Edna Buchanan and Carl Hiaasen. It's a blast."
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"From the Hardcover edition."
Advance praise for" "The Ethical Assassin"
"
Gripping entertainment from the opening pages a terrific read with the page-turning energy of a first-rate thriller, but also far more than that. David Liss has written a genre-bender with more than its share of white-knuckle suspense, vivid characters, and surprising humor.
Joseph Finder, author of Company Man
Hilarious, poignant, and laced with paranoia, The Ethical Assassin reads like a Hardy Boys mystery on acid. David Liss pulls out all the stops in this Homeric coming-of-age tale. A vibrant and sweaty page-turner, this book explodes with fresh, memorable characters and a soundtrack I d like to own.
Mark Haskell Smith, author of Moist and Delicious
Hypnotic and addictive storytelling.
Lee Child, author of One Shot
Imagine David Lynch s bizarre masterpiece Blue Velvet, scripted by Edna Buchanan and Carl Hiaasen. It s a blast.
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"From the Hardcover edition.""
Advance praise for The Ethical Assassin
"Gripping entertainment from the opening pages-a terrific read with the page-turning energy of a first-rate thriller, but also far more than that. David Liss has written a genre-bender with more than its share of white-knuckle suspense, vivid characters, and surprising humor."
-Joseph Finder, author of Company Man
-Mark Haskell Smith, author of Moist and Delicious "Hypnotic and addictive storytelling."
-Lee Child, author of One Shot "Imagine David Lynch's bizarre masterpiece Blue Velvet, scripted by Edna Buchanan and Carl Hiaasen. It's a blast."
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the Hardcover edition.
David Liss is the author of A Spectacle of Corruption, The Coffee Trader, and A Conspiracy of Paper, winner of the 2000 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and daughter, and can be reached via his website at www.davidliss.com.
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- PublisherBrilliance Audio
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1511363851
- ISBN 13 9781511363853
- BindingAudio CD
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