Synopses & Reviews
Keller's a hit man. For years now he's had places to go and people to kill.
But enough is enough. He's got money in the bank and just one last job standing between him and retirement. So he carries it out with his usual professionalism, and he heads home, and guess what?
One more job. Paid in advance, so what's he going to do? Give the money back?
In Des Moines, Keller stalks his designated target and waits for the client to give him the go-ahead. And one fine morning he's picking out stamps for his collection (Sweden 1-5, the official reprints) at a shop in Urbandale when somebody guns down the charismatic governor of Ohio.
Back at his motel, Keller's watching TV when they show the killer's face. And there's something all too familiar about that face...
Keller calls his associate Dot in White Plains, but there is no answer. He's stranded halfway across the country, every cop in America's just seen his picture, his ID and credit cards are no longer good, and he just spent almost all of his cash on the stamps.
Now what?
Review
"Block treats both his unlikely hero's initial flight and his attempt to establish a new identity in such painstaking detail that they become riveting....Keller assumes this hit will be his last case. Readers can only hope it isn't so." Kirkus Reviews
Review
"Before it's all over...the old guys (both Keller and Block) show they've still got what it takes to teach the youngsters a thing or two in this brisk, suspenseful, and funny romp. A sure bet..." Library Journal (Starred Review)
Review
"[O]ffers Block the room to take his character in some new and fascinating directions....[I]t's no surprise that consummate pro Block's version of the ordinary-guy-as-killer remains the best of the lot." Booklist
Synopsis
Fingered for a murder he didn't commit, a hit man goes on the run to save his life in this stunning new work from the New York Times-bestselling master of mystery.
About the Author
Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association, only the third American to be given this award. He is a prolific author, having written more than fifty books and numerous short stories, and is a devoted New Yorker and an enthusiastic global traveler.