Hit Man de Block, Lawrence - 1998

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Author. Justifiable Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. SIGNED by the author at title page. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. The protagonist Keller is the consummate corporate hit-man, cold and efficient, and carrying a heavy existential burden. Prequel to Hit List. From the publisher's blurb, "Keller is a regular guy. He goes to the movies, works on his stamp collection. Call him for jury duty and he serves without complaint. Then every so often he gets a phone call from White Plains that sends him flying off somewhere to kill a perfect stranger. Keller is a pro and very good at what he does. But the jobs have started to go wrong. The realization is slow coming yet, when it arrives, it is irrefutable: Someone out there is trying to hit the hit man. Keller, God help him, has found his way onto somebody else's hit. 259 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.