
by Matthew Branton (Author)
In a world where you're only as good as your last job, John Decker is tired. He may be top of the tree, but it's groaning with the weight of younger blood climbing the branches below. Banker? Market-maker? No: Decker is a contract killer, the best in the business. But when a contender offs his handler, Decker's out on his own. Forced into an alliance with a younger hitman, he finds himself pushing for position as well as fighting for his life. And when a fine young woman enters the frame, Decker has to choose between the life of a loner and the things he left behind, further back than he can recall...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 08 Apr 2002
ISBN 10: 0747557756
ISBN 13: 9780747557753
Book Overview: Matthew Branton's most thrilling and commercial novel yet, following the success of COAST and THE HOUSE OF WHACKS. 'The marriage between the literary novel and the fast-paced thriller has always been an uneasy one, but Branton, unlike almost anyone of his generation, knows how to pull it off' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY Film rights to COAST aquired by BBC films and Matthew Branton is currently working on the script.