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Killshot

The horrors of fugitive life are shown as the fictional Colson family are removed to a federal Witness Protection Program.

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  • "The horrors of fugitive life are shown as the fictional Colson family are removed to a federal Witness Protection Program."@en
  • "Ironworker Wayne Colson and his spirited wife Carmen are witnesses to a shakedown scam--witnesses who must be eliminated. Enter Armand Degas, aka Blackbird, the brains of the operation, and his partner Richie Nix, an ex-con whose highest goal is to rob a bank in every state. A lively chase ensues when the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Security Program with two bumbling but determined killers on their trail. With its dead-on dialogue, memorable characters, and absolute authenticity, this is one of Elmore Leonard's all time great novels."@en
  • ""Masterful ... gemlike ... bone-chilling."--Los Angeles times book review. An Audiofile Earphones Award winner. Ironworker Wayne Colson and his spirited wife Carmen are witnesses to a shakedown scam--witnesses who must be eliminated. Enter Armand Degas, aka Blackbird, the brains of the operation, and his partner Richie Nix, an ex-con whose highest goal is to rob a bank in every state. A lively chase ensues when the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Security Program with two bumbling but determined killers on their trail. With its dead-on dialogue, memorable characters, and absolute authenticity, this is one of Elmore Leonard's all time great novels."@en
  • "The horrors of fugitive life are shown as the (fictional) Colson family are removed to a federal Witness Protection Program."@en
  • "When Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne stumble onto an extortion racket run by hit man Armand 'Blackbird' Degas and his partner Richie Nix, a talkative sociopath, the two killers set out to eliminate them. To escape from Blackbird and Nix, the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Protection Programme. But they soon find out the programme contains as many predators as the underworld."@en
  • "Couple Wayne and Carmen Colson find themselves entering the Federal Witness Protection Program after they stumble into an extortion scam lead by Ojibwa Indian-French Canadian hitman Armand Degas and his temporary sociopathic partner Richie Nix. After they're in the program, though, Wayne and Carmen still find themselves being hunted by the violent criminals."@en
  • "When Wayne and Carmen Colson stumble across an extortion scheme, their quiet life becomes a desperate fight to survive a pair of ruthless killers. Hiding in the witness protection program, they quickly learn it's not exactly the safest place to lie low.--"@en
  • "Ironworker Wayne Colson and his spirited wife Carmen are witnesses to a shakedown scam - witnesses who must be eliminated. Enter Armand Degas, aka Blackbird, the brains of the operation, and his partner Richie Nix, an ex-con whose highest goal is to rob a bank in every state. A lively chase ensues when the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Security Program with two bumbling but determined killers on their trail. With its dead-on dialogue, memorable characters, and absolute authenticity, this is one of Elmore Leonard's all time great novels."@en
  • "The horrors of fugitive life are shown as the Colsons are removed to a Federal Witness Protection Program."@en
  • "When Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne stumble onto an extortion racket run by hit man Armand 'Blackbird' Degas and his partner Richie Nix, a talkative sociopath, the two killers set out to eliminate them to escape from Blackbird and Nix, the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Protection Programme. But they soon find out the programme contains as many predators as the underworld."@en
  • "Wayne Colson and his wife Carmen are placed in the witness protection program after they witnessed a crime. The two criminals are hunting for them with one goal in mind, they want to eliminate them. They may not be the brightest criminals, but they are determined killers."@en
  • "Ironworker Wayne Colson and his spirited wife, Carmen, are witnesses to a shakedown scam ... witnesses who must be eliminated. Enter Armand Degas, aka Blackbird, the brains of the criminal operation behind the extortion scheme and his sidekick Richie Nix whose life goal is to rob a bank in every state. The Colsons' once quiet life becomes a desperate fight for survival when they enter the Federal Witness Protection Program and quickly learn it's not exactly the safest place.Killshot was adapted and released in 2008 as a motion picture thriller starring Diane Laine and Mickey Rourke."@en
  • "When Wayne and Carmen Colson stumble across an extortion scheme, their quiet life becomes a desperate fight to survive a pair of ruthless killers. Hiding in the witness protection program, they quickly learn it's not exactly the safest place to lie low."@en

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  • "Talking books"@en
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Adventure fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"

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  • "Killshot"@en
  • "Killshot"
  • "Killshot [audio book]"

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