Powerful hit man Gideon struggles to outmaneuver a fellow assassin when his past misdeeds catch up with him, an effort that forces him to realize that he can no longer trust anyone.

A former government assassin is forced out of hiding when his deadly protege known as Banshee discovers there is a bounty on his life. To survive, they must fight off the CIA backed killers coming for them.

From the internationally acclaimed author of the Harry Hole novels--a new, electrifying stand-alone thriller set in Oslo in the 1970s: the story of an unusually complicated contract killer--the perfectly sympathetic antihero--that is, as well, an edgy, almost lyrical meditation on death and love. This is the story of Olav: an extremely talented fixer whose unexpected capacity for love is as far-reaching as his talent for murder. He works for Oslo's...

From legendary actor and activist Sean Penn comes a scorching, darkly funny novella about Bob Honey--a modern American man, entrepreneur, and part-time assassin. He's just a guy trying to make it through each day while grappling with loneliness, alienation, violence--uncertain of his place in a culture that considers branding more important than being....

The stunning conclusion to Robin Hobb's Fitz and the Fool trilogy, which began with Fool's Assassin and Fool's Quest Every new Robin Hobb novel is a cause for celebration.Along with millions of her other fans, I delight in every visit to the Six Duchies, the Rain Wilds, and the Out Islands, and can't wait to see where she'll take me next.--George R. R. Martin More than twenty years ago, the first epic fantasy novel featuring FitzChivalry Farseer...

This particular job seemed simple: murder a crooked building contractor with ties to ruthless Fire elemental Mab Monroe. My mentor, Fletcher Lane, had some misgivings, but I was certain that I had the situation under control... right up until I exposed my weaknesses to a merciless opponent who exploited every single one of them. There's a reason assassins aren't supposed to feel anything. Luckily, a knife to the heart can fix that problem, especially...

Jorge, a married man, and Sandra, his colleague, and mistress are on the road to a remote work meeting when they stop to refuel at an eerily quiet gas station. As George enters the convenience store, he barely notices the corpse on the floor before an unseen sniper sends a bullet through the shop's window. Trapped and wounded with no means of escape, he helplessly watches from his windowed cage as his lover and various passers-by are targeted. Is...