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    <body><![CDATA[I am a fan of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3389.Stephen_King" title="Stephen King">Lawrence Block</a>, whom I rate as a terrific genre writer in the same league as <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12940.Elmore_Leonard" title="Elmore Leonard">Elmore Leonard</a> and <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/30953.Donald_E_Westlake" title="Donald E. Westlake">Donald Westlake</a>. Okay, maybe Leonard has a few inches on those two, but they all produce reliably interesting characters and situations, and first-rate, crisp, wry prose. <br/><br/>Anyhow,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51525850">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If this isn’t the last Keller book, I’ll be pretty disappointed.  The story involves Keller getting framed for a high-profile assassination, and he has to go on the run.  As usual, it’s pretty enjoyable.  A few thoughts:<br/><br/>    * Sometimes Keller is a bit reckless, at least I’ve alwa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40143069">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is not one you'll remember six months after you've read it but it is one that will take your mind off the world around you.  The story is engaging...you actually like and feel sorry for Keller, the lead character who collects stamps and kills people, and you find yourself wanting him to fi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63202323">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the  very first novel by Lawrence Block I have ever read.  Based on this, I will be reading more.  (Just what I need--more books to add to the to be read pile....)<br/><br/>The summary given above from the book jacket tells you all you really need to know.   I found the idea of 'hitman as...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56417745">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[What i learned about this book is...never do something that you dont want to be punished for. In this book there is a character named Keller, he is payed to do assasinate targets. He lived in New York and then it announced that the police were after him.He went from state to state running from the p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72349682">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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