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  • The Killer

  • Victor the Assassin Series, Book 1
  • Written by: Tom Wood
  • Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
  • Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (87 ratings)

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The Killer

Written by: Tom Wood
Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
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Publisher's Summary

Forget James Bond. Forget Jason Bourne. Forget Jack Bauer.

Meet Victor. He's an assassin - a man with no past and no surname. He lives alone. He operates alone. He's given a job; he takes out the target; he gets paid. He's The Killer.

Victor arrives in Paris to perform a standard kill and collect for an anonymous client. He completes it with trademark efficiency - only to find himself in the middle of an ambush and fighting for his life. Pursued by determined enemies, a woman too beautiful to be safe, and intelligence agencies from both sides of the Atlantic, Victor will soon discover there is nowhere left for him to hide...and no one he can trust. But he is every bit as ruthless as those hunting him. And Victor will find out who wants him dead and why - one corpse at a time.

©2010 Tom Hinshelwood (P)2013 Tantor

What the critics say

"A superlative fiction debut.... Nonstop action that veers and twists from one ferocious gun battle, double cross, and betrayal to the next.... Thriller fans will be eager to see more from this bright new talent." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Very entertaining

I’m always trying different authors and have become jaded by reading “formula” stories. Fortunately this book was quite original with some serious twists in the story line. I also found that I was curious to read the next in the series.

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Great assassin

Liked the book lots of action and a character who is believable and almost likeable

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Even at 1.5x speed it was torture

ChatGPT could write a better novel. This was filled with stereotypes, ridiculous and repetitive action scenes (same situation dressed in a different location), anti-European tropes and asinine comments from characters. So many better thriller options out there.

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New Author

Really enjoyed, different genre for me. If there is a book 3, I’m going to listen to it too!

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First Rate Assassin Novel

This is the first book I’ve read by Tom Wood and I really enjoyed it. Even though we’ve all read books about hired killers this one was refreshing and crisp. The story line was believable and flowed nicely to a climactic conclusion. The narrator was very good and never boring. I’ll be looking for more titles by Tom Wood.

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Action from start to finish

Could hardly turn it off. Grabs your attention immediately with nonstop action all the way to the last chapter. Interesting perspective when you are cheering for the bad guy. I found this book 10 times better than the Jack Reacher books which I found slow and boring. If you like fast paced action, you will love this book. I will start the second book tomorrow

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The Killer

This was a great story full of excitement and thrills. I will definitely read more from this author in the near future.

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