Meet Killer, the coldly efficient, yet decidedly human hit man. Your basic Urban Lonely Guy. He makes a decent wage, lives in a nice apartment. Until the phone rings and he gets on a plane and flies halfway across the country and kills somebody. It's a living. But is it a life? Keller's not sure. He goes to a shrink. He gets a dog, he gets a girlfriend. He gets along. There's no one like Keller.
Meet Killer, the coldly efficient, yet decidedly human hit man. Your basic Urban Lonely Guy. He makes a decent wage, lives in a nice apartment. Until the phone rings and he gets on a plane and flies halfway across the country and kills somebody. It's a living. But is it a life? Keller's not sure. He goes to a shrink. He gets a dog, he gets a girlfriend. He gets along. There's no one like Keller.
Keller is your basic urban Lonely Guy.He makes a decent wage, lives in a nice apartment.Works the crossword puzzle. Watches a little TV. Until the phone rings and he packs a suitcase, gets on a plane, flies halfway across the country...and kills somebody. It's a living. But is it a life? Keller's not sure. He goes to a shrink, but it doesn't work out the way he planned. He gets a dog, he gets a girlfriend. He gets along.
"Leave it to Lawrence Block to write a knock-out novel about a hit man staggering through a midlife crisis. . .Block deliversa one-two punch of humor and introspection. . .Along the way, readers will find themselves analyzing why they are eager forthe killer to discover inner peace."-- "Boston Herald"An odd and appealing combination of the hard-boiled, the surreal and the whimsical. Keller grows on us, story by story. ..But he is also a cold-blooded killer. . .Unlike Keller, who likes movies where you can tell who the good guys are, Blocksfans can grateful for a book in which you can't always tell which is which."-- "San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle"
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.
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