Assassin Eighteen
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15th August 2023
Price: £20
‘I am waiting for someone to kill me. Tonight would be a good night for it.’
Agent Seventeen, the most infamous hitman in the world, has quit. But whoever wants to become Assassin Eighteen must track him down and kill him first.
So when a bullet hits the glass inches from his face, he knows who fired it – doesn’t he?
But the sniper isn’t the hardened killer he was expecting. It’s Mireille – a mysterious, silent child, abandoned in the woods with instructions to pull the trigger.
Reuniting with his spiky lover, Kat, Seventeen must protect Mireille, and discover who sent her to kill him, and why.
But the road he must travel is littered with bodies. And the answer, when it comes, will blow apart everything Seventeen thought he knew.
Agent Seventeen, the most infamous hitman in the world, has quit. But whoever wants to become Assassin Eighteen must track him down and kill him first.
So when a bullet hits the glass inches from his face, he knows who fired it – doesn’t he?
But the sniper isn’t the hardened killer he was expecting. It’s Mireille – a mysterious, silent child, abandoned in the woods with instructions to pull the trigger.
Reuniting with his spiky lover, Kat, Seventeen must protect Mireille, and discover who sent her to kill him, and why.
But the road he must travel is littered with bodies. And the answer, when it comes, will blow apart everything Seventeen thought he knew.
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Reviews
Exquisite writing... the dialogue is pitch perfect... a book club title that is different from the usual - grittier and very powerful
ASSASSIN EIGHTEEN is a speeding bullet of a novel. It never lets up and never lets you go once you're in its grip. Highly explosive and bloody fun!
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Keeps you on the edge of your seat and guessing with every turn of the page. A fantastic and thrilling new entry into the modern-day spy genre
AGENT SEVENTEEN reinvents the hitman novel. It's a cinematic rollercoaster, full of authentic emotion and high-octane action. The tension explodes off the pages; John Brownlow is a master of suspense
... the action is breathless and almost every single, short chapter ends with a cliff-hanger, and twists continuously pepper the narrative ... if ever a series is to emulate the James Bond one, Brownlow's ultra-propulsive prose, plots and characters could well be the one
This is a fresh adrenaline-charged, and snarkily funny spy thriller with an explosive climax
The book takes off like a rocket . . . Brownlow is an accomplished screenwriter, and it shows
Fresh and entertaining . . . it is no surprise it has been snapped up by Hollywood
The pace never falters a single inch in this high octane, breathless thriller. Lean, mean and thoroughly enjoyable
This is probably the most action-packed spy thriller that fans of the genre will read this year, with short busy chapters where conspiracies unfold at the rate of a particularly sharp shooting pistol dispensing bullets
This high-velocity thriller seems destined for the big screen... thanks to British-Canadian screenwriter-turned-novelist John Brownlow's vivid imagery, ultra-detailed action sequences and elaborate plotting.
ASSASSIN EIGHTEEN ... brings a profane wit and some emotional heft to the world of high-end international assassins. ... The sharp self-awareness, persistent humour and vivid characters help this enjoyable, lively novel stand out from the crowd.
Praise for ASSASSIN EIGHTEEN -
A gripping debut thriller from a British-Canadian screenwriter and it keeps readers on the edge of their seats through a roller-coaster ride of high-octane action that builds to an explosive finale
A slick, clever, edge-of-the-seat thriller