The Good Killer: A Novel - Hardcover

Dolan, Harry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802148417 ISBN 13: 9780802148414

Publisher: Mysterious Press, 2020

Synopsis

Sean Tennant and Molly Winter are living quietly and cautiously in Houston when a troubled, obsessive stranger shatters the safety they have carefully constructed for themselves. Sean is at a shopping mall when Henry Alan Keen, scorned by a woman he’s been dating, pulls out a gun at the store where she works and begins shooting everyone in sight. A former soldier, Sean rushes toward Keen and ends the slaughter with two well-placed shots―becoming a hero with his face plastered across the news.

But Sean’s newfound notoriety exposes him to the wrath of two men he thought he had left safely in his past. One of them blames Sean for his brother’s death. The other wants to recover a treasure that Sean and Molly stole from him. Both men are deadly and relentless enemies, and Sean and Molly will need to draw on all their strength and devotion to each other if they hope to elude them. Thus begins a cross-country chase that leads from Texas to Montana, from Tennessee to New York to Michigan, as the hunters and their prey grow ever closer and, in a heart-stopping moment, converge.

A wickedly clever and exhilarating thriller, The Good Killer offers a sophisticated, breathtaking look at the extremes people will reach for love, greed, and survival.

About this title

About the Author

Harry Dolan is the author of the mystery/suspense novels Bad Things Happen (2009), Very Bad Men (2011), The Last Dead Girl (2014), and The Man in the Crooked Hat (2017). He graduated from Colgate University, where he majored in philosophy and studied fiction-writing with the novelist Frederick Busch. A native of Rome, New York, he now lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Review

Praise for The Good Killer:
“A dazzling, cinematic thriller full of vivid characters and adrenaline-charged action. Dolan is writing in the tradition of the great Elmore Leonard, and he does the master proud.”
―Joseph Finder, New York Times–bestselling author of House on Fire

"The Good Killer should be Harry Dolan's break-out novel. Simply (but beautifully) written, it turns into something by turns complex, devious, full of vivid character and unexpected deceits, following as an act of irrational violence opens door after door that certain people don't want opened, laying bare conspiracy and theft, leading inevitably to manhunt and evasion and confrontation. It's terrific."
―Stephen Hunter, author of Game of Snipers

Praise for Harry Dolan:
"Dolan is an inventive, offbeat writer who manages to provide an entertaining mystery and a scary look at psychopaths who do horrific things to people. His David Malone novels deserve the praise they’ve received."―Washington Post, on The Last Dead Girl
“The Man in the Crooked Hat expertly splinters into several investigations and delivers parallel stories of Jack’s quest and Michael’s rebuilding of his life. Each plot tendril blissfully leads to the next as Dolan illustrates intelligent plotting. A hint of humor and a flair for the ironic also elevate the story."―Associated Press, on The Man in the Crooked Hat
“Have you ever started a book and just knew it was going to be really, really good? That’s what happened with this one. Harry Dolan instantly sets up a creepy vibe as the killer is revealed right up front―or so we’re led to believe. Dolan is a fantastic stylist, adding an almost old-fashioned noir feel to a contemporary thriller. Surprising and frequently terrifying, you won’t be able to put this one down. This is the first book I’ve read by Harry Dolan, and it certainly won’t be my last.” ―Criminal Element, on The Man in the Crooked Hat
“Dolan gets everything right in his debut, a suspense novel that breathes new life into familiar themes... the talent Dolan displays suggests he has a bright future."―Publishers Weekly, on Bad Things Happen
“Harry Dolan's extraordinary debut novel, Bad Things Happen, has so many delightful twists and turns that many readers will, upon finishing it, no doubt start over and re-read it just to see what may have been missed the first time through. Thoroughly entertaining, Bad Things Happen will certainly be included on, if not at the top of, lists of the best mystery novels this year. It's that good."―Mysterious Review, on Bad Things Happen
"The rare crime novel with something for everyone who reads crime fiction." ―Kirkus Review, on Very Bad Men

About this edition

• Publisher: Mysterious Press
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 0802148417
• ISBN 13: 9780802148414
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304