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The Shot

By: Philip Kerr
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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Darkly imaginative alternative-history thriller from the global best seller and author of the Bernie Gunther thrillers.

America, 1960. In Washington, DC, John F. Kennedy has just been elected president. In Havana, Fidel Castro has been in office for a year, and with Cold War tensions rapidly heating up and the Soviets leading the space race, the thought of a Communist leader so close to home is already raising American blood pressure.

Anti-communist fever is rampant in the USA, with a paranoid establishment seeing reds under every bed. Nevertheless, the decision to snuff out the threat of Castro by hiring Tom Jefferson, America's best assassin, to kill him comes from an unusual quarter: the Mafia.

But Jefferson's very skill set that makes him the perfect man for this job also ensures he has no qualms in double-crossing his criminal paymasters. Jefferson has no issue with Castro: his preferred target is someone much closer to home....

©2020 Thynker Ltd (P)2020 Quercus Editions Limited International Mystery & Crime Mystery Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Espionage Fiction Suspense Crime Soviet Union Latin American Cold War

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"Mind boggling...keeps you guessing until the end." (Sunday Express)

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The plot. Delivered like Bernie was there. Brilliant and thoroughly recommended. Will keep you riveted until the end

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Classic stuff from Phillip Kerr, I’m a big fan of all his work also Jeff Harding’s reading style is perfectly suited.

Great story , classic intrigue

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Really enjoyed this book. Philip Kerr was a great fiction writer, I have read all of the Bernie Gunter series and this is no different in terms of pace, plot and personality's set against an historical period of time, in this case 1960.

Enthralling

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Usual great reading off Jeff, of a good book from the Chicago gangster & JFK times.
Thoroughly enjoyed The Shot

Nice little twist

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...of eeking out Philip Kerr's estate and the last few releases have unfortunately not been as strong as they might be. Bernie Gunther has been a staple in my life for many years and I see at the time of writing this book has 12 5* reviews, but it's just not for me, sorry...

Not for me, unfortunately we are in the process...

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