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Hit Parade

John Keller finds himself getting lonely and begins to have doubts about continuing his job as a paid assassin.

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  • "John Keller finds himself getting lonely and begins to have doubts about continuing his job as a paid assassin."@en
  • "John Keller is everyone's favorite hit man. He's cool. Reliable. A real pro: the hit man's hit man. The inconvenient wife, the aging sports star, the business partner--he's taken care of them all, quietly and efficiently. Keller's got a code of honor, though he'd never call it that. And he keeps the job strictly business--"What happens is you wind up thinking of each subject not as a person to be killed but as a problem to be solved."
  • "John Keller finds himself getting lonely and begins to have doubts about continuing his job as an assassin."
  • "Keller is friendly. Industrious. A bit lonely, sometimes. If it wasn't for the fact that he kills people for a living, he'd be just your average Joe. The inconvenient wife, the troublesome sports star, the greedy business partner, the vicious dog, he'll take care of them all, quietly and efficiently. If the price is right. Like the rest of us, Keller's starting to worry about his retirement. After all, he's not getting any younger. (His victims, on the other hand, aren't getting any older.) So he contacts his "booking agent," Dot, up in White Plains, and tells her to keep the hits coming. He'll take any job, anywhere. His nest egg needs fattening up. Of course, being less choosy means taking greater risks'and that could buy Keller some big trouble. Then again, in this game, there are plenty of opportunities for some inventive improvisation . . . and a determined self-motivator can make a killing."@en
  • "John Keller is everyone's favorite hit man. He's cool. Reliable. A real pro: the hit man's hit man. The inconvenient wife, the aging sports star, the business partner--he's taken care of them all, quietly and efficiently. Keller's got a code of honor, though he'd never call it that. And he keeps the job strictly business--"What happens is you wind up thinking of each subject not as a person to be killed but as a problem to be solved." But while Keller might be a pragmatist, he's also prone to doubts and loneliness just like everybody else. There was a psychotherapist once. A dog. Even a woman ... He's been at this business a long while. Just maybe it's time to pack it in and find a nice little house in the desert. Only problem is, retirement takes money. And to get money, he's got to work ... --From publisher description."@en
  • "John Keller is everyone's favorite hit man. He's cool. Reliable. A real pro: the hit man's hit man. The inconvenient wife, the aging sports star, the business partner--he's taken care of them all, quietly and efficiently. Keller's got a code of honor, though he'd never call it that. And he keeps the job strictly business--"What happens is you wind up thinking of each subject not as a person to be killed but as a problem to be solved." But while Keller might be a pragmatist, he's also prone to doubts and loneliness just like everybody else. There was a psychotherapist once. A dog. Even a woman ... He's been at this business a long while. Just maybe it's time to pack it in and find a nice little house in the desert. Only problem is, retirement takes money. And to get money, he's got to work ... --From publisher description."
  • "Fiable et efficace, John Keller est le tueur à gages préféré de tous. Mais il se sent parfois bien seul et en proie au doute. A la longue, tuer peut lasser et la retraite paraît attrayante. Mais pour prendre sa retraite, il faut d'abord gagner beaucoup d'argent. Contrat après contrat, John sillonne les Etats-Unis et s'acquitte de son travail avec honneur."
  • "An assassin's life is not all drudgery... Keller's jobs allow him access to all sorts of sporting events: following a baseball team round the country, providing the 'insurance' for a fixed horse race, and playing golf in Arizona. New York is home, and Keller always travels for his work - you don't mess on your own doorstep - but jobs are drying up and he needs money, so he breaks the rule - and regrets it. His cover is at risk - he is even followed home - and Keller needs all his remarkable skill to make sure he can continue doing what he does best."@en
  • "Introspective professional assassin John Keller continues to ponder his life, the ethics of his lethal career, and his possible retirement as he accepts a couple of dubious contracts."
  • "An assassin's life is not all drudgery ... Keller's jobs allow him access to all sorts of sporting events: following a baseball team round the country, providing the 'insurance' for a fixed horse race, and playing golf in Arizona. New York is home, and Keller always travels for his work - you don't mess on your own doorstep - but jobs are drying up and he needs money, so he breaks the rule - and regrets it. His cover is at risk - he is even followed home - and Keller needs all his remarkable skill to make sure he can continue doing what he does best."
  • "Like any job, murder for hire has its ups and downs. Keller's assignments do allow him access to all sorts of sporting events--he get to follow baseball when he takes out a philandering player, and to the races when a jockey in a fixed horse race is the target. He even gets to mix his passion for stamp collecting with a hit on a famous philatelist. Wisely, Keller never accepts jobs in his home, New York City. But when a plum job makes him break his rule, he immediately regrets it. Now his cover is at risk ... and he may be on someone else's hit list."

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  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Thrillers"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Detective novels"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "American fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Roman policier"
  • "Detektivní romány"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en

http://schema.org/name

  • "Le blues du tueur à gages : roman"
  • "Nájemný vrah"
  • "Hit Parade"
  • "Hit Parade"@en
  • "Hit parade"
  • "Hit parade"@en
  • "Ubiecot"
  • "Le Blues Du Tueur A Gages"@en