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The shot

The shot

by Philip Kerr

AssassinsConspiraciesAssassination attemptsFictionAttempted assassination
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As President Jack Kennedy takes power, the mob decide to succeed where the CIA has failed and take out Fidel Castro. They despatch a hit man, but it soon turns out that he has his own agenda and target - the President. But is the hitman operating alone, or does someone else want Kennedy dead?

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AssassinsConspiraciesAssassination attemptsFictionAttempted assassinationFiction, thrillers, general

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About the author

Philip Kerr
Philip Kerr

22 February 1956 – 23 March 2018

Philip Kerr is a British author. After gaining a master's degree in law and philosophy, Kerr worked as an advertising copywriter for Saatchi and Saatchi before becoming a full-time writer in 1989. A writer of both adult fiction and non-fiction, he is known for the Bernie Gunther series of historical thrillers set in Germany and elsewhere during the 1930s, the Second World War and the Cold War. He has also written children's books under the name P.B. Kerr, including the Children of the Lamp series. Kerr has written for The Sunday Times, the Evening Standard and the New Statesman. He is married to fellow novelist Jane Thynne. Source: wikipedia

Author

Philip Kerr

Pages

374

Read time

≈ 9h

Editions

4

Language

English

Publisher

Pocket

ISBN

9780671041410

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