<![CDATA[The Ethical Assassin: A Novel]]>

false <![CDATA[The Ethical Assassin: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172294462m/161805.jpg 161805 11 Edgar award-winning author of the popular historical novels A Conspiracy of Paper and A Spectacle of Corruption, David Liss showcases his amazing versatility with this brilliant new tale of contemporary suspense: a literary thriller set in Florida, where killing is a matter of conscience. No one is more surprised than Lem Altick when it turns out he’s actually good at peddling encyclopedias door to door. He hates the predatory world of sales, but he needs the money to pay for college. Then things go horribly wrong. In a sweltering trailer in rural Florida, a couple whom Lem has spent hours pitching is shot dead before his eyes, and the unassuming young man is suddenly pulled into the dark world of conspiracy and murder. Not just murder: assassination– or so claims the killer, the mysterious and strangely charismatic Melford Kean, who has struck without remorse and with remarkable good cheer. But the self-styled ethical assassin hadn’t planned on a witness, and so he makes Lem a deal: Stay quiet and there will be no problems. Go to the police and take the fall. Before Lem can decide, he is drawn against his will into the realm of the assassin, a post-Marxist intellectual with whom he forms an unlikely (and perhaps unwise) friendship. The ethical assassin could be a charming sociopath, eco-activist, or vigilante for social justice. To unravel the mystery and save himself, Lem must descend deep into a bizarre world he never knew existed, where a group of desperate–and genuinely deranged–schemers have hatched a plan that will very likely keep Lem from leaving town alive. David Liss skillfully interweaves a gallery of eccentric characters with a multilayered plot characterized by its unpredictable twists and turns. The Ethical Assassin is a brilliant, darkly comic novel that will leave readers in suspense until the very last page. From the Hardcover edition. 2362162 1990 The Ethical Assassin: A Novel total:245|5:35|4:85|3:91|2:27|1:7| 245 849 366 57 4 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 21:13:32 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 11 15:52:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 26 05:42:37 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 03 04:44:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 28 13:43:44 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 22 23:17:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Sep 15 05:56:16 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 05:57:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 10:50:18 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 10:21:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Jan 10 10:17:26 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 10:17:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jul 30 17:57:52 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 18:02:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 14:19:18 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 22:05:49 -0700 2009 salesman. witty, vivid, fast-moving, vaguely depressing, and fun... with a big ditch full of pigshit & piss...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Apr 24 21:43:32 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 22:18:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 14:51:57 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 15:16:54 -0700 2009
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