New York, New York, U.S.A. : William Morrow, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed and dated 7-8-06 (month and year of pupublication) by author on title page in black fountain ink. John Keller is everyone's favorite hit man: a new kind of hero for a new, uncertain age. He's cool. Reliable. A real pro: the hit man's hit man. The inconvenient wife, the aging sports star, the business partner, the retiree with a substantial legacy 's ta en care of them all, quietly and efficiently. Keller's got a code of honor, though he'd never call it that. And he keeps the job strictly business. "What happens is you wind up thinking of each subject not as a person to be killed but as a problem to be solved. Now there are guys doing this who cope with it by making it personal. They find a reason to hate the guy they have to kill. I don't know what's a sin and what isn't, or if one person deserves to go on living and another deserves to have his life ended. Sometimes I think about stuff like that, but as far as working it all out in my mind, well, I never seem to get anywhere." But while Keller might be a pragmatic and crack assassin, he's also prone to doubts and loneliness just like everybody else. There was a psychotherapist once. A dog. Even a woman. And though he's got Dot, his wisecracking contact and sometimes confidante, and his precious stamp collection, these days, it doesn't seem to be enough. Keller's been at this business a long while. Just maybe it's time to pack it in and find a nice little house in the desert. Only problem is, retirement takes money. And to get money, he's got to go to work. . . .HIT PARADE is the third book in the Keller series.A Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Lawrence Block is a four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. New, pristine, unread, first edition, first printing, in flawless new mylar-protected dust jacket. [Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] M106

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Bookseller: Joe Staats, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 024533
Title: HIT PARADE (John Keller Mysteries)
Author: Block, Lawrence
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Jacket Condition: New
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0060840889
ISBN 13: 9780060840884
Publisher: William Morrow
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2006
Pages: 304
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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