Skinner

Huston, Charlie

ISBN 10: 1409124363 / ISBN 13: 9781409124368

Published by Orion Publishing Group, Limited, 2013

About this Item

Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Skinner
• Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Limited
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409124363
• ISBN 13: 9781409124368
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.437 pounds

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Synopsis

A high-concept spy thriller that pushes the genre into the 21st century.

Growing up, Skinner wasn't like other boys. Appearing to have no emotions, he seemed to be powered by reason alone, a robot that could be programmed to do whatever its master wanted. No surprise that as an adult he didn't seem to fit it. Until he came to the attention of the CIA, and they realized they had stumbled across the perfect assassin. His speciality: protecting human 'assets'. His method: ensuring that the price a rival agency paid for acquiring the asset always outweighed the asset's worth. In other words, he killed everybody involved, and then some more, just to make the point.

But now Skinner has been tasked with a new mission. A mission that will place him at the heart of a complex and deadly conspiracy. The signs are that it is a suicide mission even for an operative with his off-the-chart skillset, making Skinner wonder if he has become too good at his job, and his employers are not the only ones who would like to see him terminated.

For the first time, Skinner has to decide whose side he's really on. And if the price of his own survival is worth paying.

About the Author

Charlie Huston is the author of the Henry Thompson trilogy, the Joe Pitt casebooks, and the bestsellers THE SHOTGUN RULE and THE MYSTIC ARTS OF ERASING ALL SIGNS OF DEATH. He lives with his family in Los Angeles.