Keller is a hired killer. He is supposed to be retired but he agrees to take on one more job. He finds himself in Des Moines, IA pursuing his favorite hobby of collecting stamps when he learns that a political figure has been murdered and this time, Keller didn't do it! Still, he's a man on the run as he tries to get home without being discovered. Eventually, Keller is forced to begin a new life and he certainly encounters some twists and turns along the way.
It is a little hard to imagine why we feel sympathetic towards a hired killer but I certainly wanted things to work out for Keller. I have read some in this series before by Lawrence Bloch. As in most of Bloch's books, this one included a great deal of introspection. This one, did include some other very good characters. In the end, Keller does end up with a good life and the reader is happy if not slightly fascinated by his cold-blooded killing ways.
Rating - 4 stars
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