The death of a journalist from a single bullet to the heart makes for a dramatic story – but the twist in the tale is that this time, it’s the man who fired the gun who’s asking all the questions…
The assassin, Michael Weston, knows he has carried out his assignment successfully. One mistake was enough, a long time ago, when a young girl had accidentally received the fatal bullet. Her father hired a PI named Hoffer to track him down. Every time Weston completed a job, Hoffer was not far behind. But why had the police been on the scene so quickly? Weston has to find out – even if it means coming face to face with Hoffer…
Read by Jamie Glover
(p) 2002 Orion Publishing Group
The assassin, Michael Weston, knows he has carried out his assignment successfully. One mistake was enough, a long time ago, when a young girl had accidentally received the fatal bullet. Her father hired a PI named Hoffer to track him down. Every time Weston completed a job, Hoffer was not far behind. But why had the police been on the scene so quickly? Weston has to find out – even if it means coming face to face with Hoffer…
Read by Jamie Glover
(p) 2002 Orion Publishing Group
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Rankin has produced another stunningly clever plot, and peopled it with convincingly intriguing characters. Can this man do no wrong?
Rankin is without doubt Britain's best crime novelist
Rankin is a phenomenon ... these novels are totally absorbing
Arguably Scotland's finest living writer
His consistent level of excellence is unmatched in the field of British crime fiction