Hit Me
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4.5 • 8 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The explosive fifth book in the Keller series from the master of classic American crime.
Keller thought he was done killing people for money. He has a new name, a new wife, a new career, and a baby on the way. But old habits die hard.
Business is bad and a phone call is all it takes to draw him back into the old game. This time, his work takes him to Dallas, to settle a domestic dispute; to Florida, where he joins a government witness on a cruise; to Wyoming, where a house has burned down; and to New York, where he lived for so many years. And where people might remember him...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
MWA Grand Master Block's highly enjoyable, episodic third novel featuring philatelist and killer for hire John Keller (after 2008's Hit and Run) finds Keller living in New Orleans under a new name with his wife, Julia, and their baby daughter. Despite having a legitimate job in real estate, Keller can't resist resuming his old life after hearing from Dorothea "Dot" Harbison, who often gave him his assignments in the past. In inventive ways, Keller deals with a cheating wife in Dallas, a "felonious monk" in New York City, a cruise ship in Florida with a protected witness aboard, and a wandering husband in Denver. Meanwhile, he continues to build his "worldwide, to 1940" stamp collection. At times casually ruthless in snuffing out targets, Keller is also honest and ethical in his business dealings. A final assignment involving a child suggests that Keller may even play an unfamiliar white knight role, hopefully in the near future.
Customer Reviews
Scudder and Keller
After 20 years I still come back and read Keller and
Scudder over and over. Block has the incredible ability to reduce life to it’s most fundamentals, and most importantly, whenever
I am feeling a bit lost I reread the whole series and it straightens out my priorities in a flash. love it.