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Language
  
English

Dewey Decimal
  
813/.54 19

Author
  
El Leonard

Country
  
United States of America

Genres
  
Thriller, Novel

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Publication date
  
March 1989

Originally published
  
March 1989

Adaptations
  
Killshot (2008)

OCLC
  
18780338

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Publisher
  
Arbor House (USA) & Viking Press (UK)

Media type
  
Print (Hardback & Paperback)

ISBN
  
1-55710-041-1 (first edition, hardback)

Similar
  
El Leonard books, Fiction books

Killshot, the 1989 novel by author Elmore Leonard, tells the story of a married couple who find themselves in Cape Girardeau, Missouri while on the run from a pair of hitmen.

Contents

Plot summary

Carmen and Wayne Colson live a quiet, suburban life. Carmen is a realtor while Wayne is an ironworker. Suddenly everything is violently changed when they stumble upon an extortion plot hatched by two crooks, Armand "Blackbird" Degas and his partner Richie Nix. While Richie is unstable and impatient, the Blackbird is calm and collected. After Wayne forces the two away with a Sleever Bar, the criminals decide to exact vengeance on the Colsons, leading to a tense climax.

Characters in Killshot

  • Armand Degas – the Mafia hit man
  • Richie Nix – a crook
  • Carmen Colson – protagonist
  • Wayne Colson – Carmen's husband
  • References

    Killshot (novel) Wikipedia