Keller is in Des Moines, Iowa awaiting instructions on when to complete a hit when an urgent news bulletin breaks showing the sudden assassination of the state’s governor. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem for Keller considering he had nothing to do with it but when he spots his picture on television identified as the…
In the third installment of his John Keller series, author Lawrence Block brings his readers another collection of short stories showcasing the humble hit man for hire. This go-round we see Keller tasked with striking out a star baseball player, playing both sides of jilted lovers and even being forced to take out a fellow…
Someone has been hitting Keller’s targets before he gets the chance. It’s not all bad though as Keller still gets paid in the end. The worrisome part deals with the fact that after murdering his mark, the competing hit man is also trying to kill Keller. Can Keller uncover his stalker before it’s too late?…
Between his trips out of state to kill people, Keller spends his days just like you and I would. Going to therapy, collecting stamps and ordering takeout. Oh? You want to hear more about how he kills people? Well, you’re in luck. In “Hit Man”, Lawrence Block collects the first ten tales from the world…
Six years following the secret events that occurred within Jurassic Park, rumors have been circulating that something has survived. A brilliant and wealthy paleontologist Richard Levine, alongside Ian Malcolm, decide to assemble a team to travel to Isla Sorna, a location dubbed “Site B” off the coast of Costa Rica, so see if this “Lost…
In The Finder, Ferguson brings us the story of a mysterious outlaw who travels the world looking for items that time has forgotten. Hot on his heels is Gaddy Rhodes, a determined Interpol agent looking to bring him down. Elsewhere, the novel connects with a travel writer and a photojournalist stationed in Christchurch, New Zealand…
A follow-up to One Night Only, a book about hockey players who had only played one game in the NHL, One To Remember throws a spotlight on athletes who had the misfortune (or fortune depending on how you look at it) of only scoring a single goal in their entire NHL career. One To Remember…
Reeling from the loss of his wife and daughter, former NYPD detective Charlie Parker ventures down to Arkansas where he believes the recent murder of a young, black woman may fit the m.o. of his family’s killer. The small town of Cargill doesn’t exactly roll out the red carpet for Mr. Parker as he quickly…
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