Agent Seventeen
The Richard and Judy Summer 2023 pick - the most intense and thrilling crime action thriller of the year, for fans of Jason Bourne and James Bond: WINNER OF THE 2023 IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER
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4.2 • 49 Ratings
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK SUMMER 2023 CLUB PICK
WINNER OF THE 2023 CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD
HIS DAYS ARE NUMBERED. BUT SO ARE YOURS.
'Keeps readers on the edge of their seats through a roller-coaster ride of high-octane action that builds to an explosive finale' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'Propulsive . . . outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES
'Pacy' LITERARY REVIEW
'Fresh and entertaining - it's no surprise it has been snapped up by Hollywood!' DAILY MAIL
'Highly entertaining and compulsively readable' Whitcoulls, NZ
'Brownlow is off to a good start' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Call me Seventeen. I have no other name, not any more.
Sixteen killers have done this job before me. Officially, I don't exist, but every government uses me. I'm the most feared hitman in the world.
But nobody gets to do this job for long. Because to be the best, you must beat the best, and there are rivals on my tail.
My days are numbered. But until then, it's one hell of a ride.
'Reinvents the hitman novel. It's a cinematic rollercoaster, full of authentic emotion and high-octane action. The tension explodes off the pages; John Brownlow is a master of suspense - Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of TRAITOR'S DANCE
'Utterly gripping from the get-go' IRISH INDEPENDENT
'A slick, clever, edge-of-the-seat thriller' CRIME REVIEW
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
To quote TV cult classic The Prisoner: “I am not a number. I am a free man.” The British-Canadian screenwriter’s fiction debut follows the world’s deadliest assassin—the 17th incumbent to hold that title. As a handsomely paid, widely feared freelance hitman, he’s at the top of his game. That is, until a chaotic last-minute assignment rattles our implacable anti-hero. His next job turns into a reckoning with both his past and his future. This is a very modern sort of spy novel, not just thanks to its state-of-the-art tech but also its playful nods to other fictional spies. Bond, Bourne, Jack Reacher, Grosse Pointe Blank and Killing Eve all come to mind as the taut action unfolds, while our arrogant narrator’s fetishisation of brand names recalls American Psycho. It’s surprisingly affecting too, as we delve into Seventeen’s troubled past and find out how he became such a killing machine. Cinematic set-pieces and game-changing plot twists keep the pages flipping until a satisfying climax—by which point, you’ll already be demanding a sequel. Eighteen with a bullet, anyone?
Customer Reviews
Decent
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Simply could not put it down!
No fodder, just great suspense, pro writing all the way to the end.