Arbor House Books, 1989. Hardcover. CONDITION: Fine, 1st edition/1st printing (number line complete). DJ CONDITION: Near Fine. Black boards w/cloth spine in Fine condition; no surface or edge wear, corners sharp. Binding tight, spine straight, no shelf wear, silver text bright. 287 pages; bright, clean and unmarked, sharp corners throughout. DJ in F-NF condition; bright and glossy w/light surface rubbing. Signed and inscribed by author Leonard ("For Jerry with Best Wishes").

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Title: Killshot
Publisher: Arbor House Books, New York, NY
Publication Date: 1989
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1557100411
ISBN 13: 9781557100412
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Armand Degas and Richie Nix combine their criminal credentials, their ease with killing, and their lust for adventure and take off on a spree that has innocent victims running for cover

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Crime fiction doesn't get any better than Leonard's new thriller, which, while it breaks no new ground, is a welcome retreat to his more direct style of classics such as 52 Pickup and Unknown Man #89 . When Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne stumble onto an extortion scheme run by Armand Degas, half Ojibway Indian, half French Canadian hit man, and his temporary partner Richie Nix, a talkative sociopath, the two killers set out to eliminate them, hiding out with Nix's girlfriend Donna, a former prison guard who collects stuffed animals and believes that Elvis is alive. In detailing the killers' relentless pursuit of the terrified couple, Leonard builds suspense with a deft, master hand, inducing an instant--and sustained--response of sweating hands and a racing heart. Even the most jaded reader will be swept along on the roller coaster of impending violence punctuated by heart-stopping crises. As always, Leonard writes with a natural ear for offbeat speech and a terrific sense of locale, moving the action from Toronto to Detroit and into Michigan and Ohio, telling the story almost totally through the thoughts and dialogue of the characters. In the Colsons, Leonard presents a more mature and realistic portrayal of a relationship than he has in the past, and he stirs up an uncomfortable fondness for the cruel but mellowing hit man Degas, all the while drawing the reader deeply into these ordinary lives. A bravura performance. Literary Guild dual main selection.
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