The Hit and the Marksman

by Brian Garfield

Edgar Award-winning author

Here's a double shot of crime from one of America's best-known authors. The Hit is a full-length novel that ranks with the best of man-on-the-run stories. In this instance, the running man happens to be Simon Crane, who made the mistake of appearing to have double-crossed the Mafia. The novel resonates with all the "inside look" feel of "The Sopranos" as Crane and a beautiful-but-mysterious woman look for three million dollars and the killer who framed him for a Mob murder. "The Marksman" is an original novelette, never published anywhere else, that is a crime and adventure story in the best Brian Garfield tradition -- a race against the clock, double- and triple-crosses, and a breathtaking confrontation that makes the ending one you'll never forget.

283 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2014

About the author

Brian Francis Wynne Garfield was a novelist and screenwriter. He wrote his first published book at the age of eighteen, and gained prominence with 1975 his book Hopscotch, which won the Edgar Award for Best Novel. He is best known for his 1972 novel Death Wish, which was adapted for the 1974 film of the same title, followed by four sequels, and a remake starring Bruce Willis.

His follow-up 1975 sequel to Death Wish, Death Sentence, was very loosely adapted into a film of the same name which was released to theaters in late 2007, though an entirely different storyline, but with the novel's same look on vigilantism. Garfield is also the author of The Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History. Garfield's latest book, published in 2007, is Meinertzhagen, the biography of controversial British intelligence officer Richard Meinertzhagen.

Brian Garfield was the author of more than 70 books that sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, and 19 of his works were made into films or TV shows. He also served as president of the Western Writers of America and the Mystery Writers of America.

Pseudonyms:
• Bennett Garland
• John Ives
• Drew Mallory
• Frank O'Brian
• Brian Wynne
• Frank Wynne

Reviews

[D. Durst · Rating 5 out of 5]

Garfield Writes Great Novels

Have read many Brian Garfield books and have never been disappointed. Taut and interesting subjects. Try any one of them. Interesting stories and complicated situations.

[Fred Pratt]

Fun read!