Shot the - Softcover

Kerr, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 067104141X ISBN 13: 9780671041410

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2001

Synopsis

The Communist. The Politician. The Hit Man. The Shot. Tom Jefferson has a job he does very well. He kills for a living. Fresh off the takedown of a Nazi in Buenos Aires, Tom is poised for his next assignment -- the assassination of Fidel Castro. The mob -- led by Sam Giancana -- the CIA, and presidential candidate Jack Kennedy are all in on the plan. Together, they can take Castro out of the picture, put Jack in office, and get Giancana back in the Cuban casino business. And JFK can't say no, because Giancana possesses some very incriminating tapes documenting the politician's sexual escapades. But just as Tom sets his sights on Cuba, he is suddenly exposed to some explosive information that alters his course. Now, the perfect hit is turning into the perfect nightmare for everyone involved, because the word is out: Cool killer Tom is no longer targeting Castro...he's gunning for Kennedy. From celebrated novelist Philip Kerr comes The Shot, a brilliant pseudo-historical what-if ride through the cultural, political, and social landscape of the 1960s.

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Review

"The Midwest Book ReviewAn exciting historical fiction that blends real events and Sixties rumors into a taut political thriller....A new intriguing conspiracy theory.

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REVIEWS FOR THE SHOT
"The pick of the pre-Christmas hardback thriller offerings. Not since Oliver Stone's JFK has there been such a cleverly contrived reworking of the Kennedy assassination myth." THE TIMES

"a brilliant thriller....cool, complex.... taut... well-paced...to read it is to be back in Havana and the US in 1960." THE OBSERVER

"Riveting....as shocking as it is brilliant...Kerr's portrait of a morally corrupt society is so convincing that it leaves the reader wondering again about the actual assassination of Kennedy....as good as anything Kerr has written." THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

" a shocking story of moral degeneration and sexual depravity" SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

"Fiction which reads like faction, with a plot which delivers brilliantly engineered surprises without pause or warning. Enough excitement to leave you feeling limp. A really terrific read" LITERARY REVIEW.

"Clever and accomplished...often very funny indeed." SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

"Mind boggling...Keeps you guessing until the end" SUNDAY EXPRESS

"Britain's new state-of-the-art thriller writer, and you can see why from The Shot. It grips right from the opening line....Kerr keeps the plot twisting admirably through an intelligent if callous thriller...full of snappy dialogue and sharp detailing....Kerr's new novel certainly hits the spot." THE SUNDAY TIMES

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 067104141X
• ISBN 13: 9780671041410
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 480