Lawrence Block: Hit and Run (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
When Keller gets the call to make a hit on a man in Iowa, he's tempted to pass. So far he's been lucky in his chosen profession, and he's got enough stashed away to retire. Just one more, he thinks. But he quickly finds that this job might not just mark the end of his career - it could be the end of him, period.

After three days in a motel room he realises he was never meant to make the hit - he was just supposed to take the fall when a prominent politician was gunned down by someone else. Suddenly he's on the run, all the evidence pointing the cops his way and literally nowhere to go.

The fourth thriller in the 'Hit' series, a gripping insight into the life of John Keller, stamp collector, chronic worrier - and assassin...
From 'one of crime writing's most accomplished stylists' [GUARDIAN].

Lawrence Block: Hit and Run. Orion Books, ISBN: 9780752893600 (August, 2009), 304 p., £7.99.

Lawrence Block: Hit and Run (USA 2009)

From the Publisher:
For years now Keller's had places to go and people to kill.
But enough is enough. Just one more job -- paid in advance -- and he's going to retire. Waiting in Des Moines for the client's go-ahead, Keller's picking out stamps for his collection at a shop in Urbandale when somebody guns down the charismatic governor of Ohio. Back at his motel, Keller sees the killer's face broadcast on TV. A face he's seen quite often. Every morning. In the mirror.

Keller calls his associate Dot in White Plains, but there's no answer. He's stranded halfway across the country, and every cop in America has just seen his picture. His ID and credit cards are no longer good, and he just spent almost all of his cash on the stamps.

Now what?

Lawrence Block: Hit and Run. HarperCollins, ISBN: 9780060840914 (June, 2009), 280 p., $7.99.

Lawrence Block: Hit and Run (UK 2008)

From the Publisher:
The latest in Lawrence Block's acclaimed Keller series, featuring the sardonic hitman
When Keller gets the call to make a hit on a man in Des Moines, he's tempted to pass. So far he's been lucky in his chosen profession, and he's pretty much got enough stashed away to retire. Just one more, he thinks. But he quickly finds that this job might not just mark the end of his career - it could be the end of him, period. After three days in a Des Moines motel room he realises he was never meant to make the hit - he was just supposed to take the fall when a prominent politician was gunned down by someone else. Suddenly he's on the run, all the evidence pointing the cops his way and literally nowhere to go.

Lawrence Block: Hit and Run. Orion Books, ISBN: 0752873504 (June, 2008), 287 p., £17.99.

Lawrence Block: Hit and Run (USA 2008)

From the Publisher:
Keller's a hit man. For years now he's had places to go and people to kill.

But enough is enough. He's got money in the bank and just one last job standing between him and retirement. So he carries it out with his usual professionalism, and he heads home, and guess what?

One more job. Paid in advance, so what's he going to do? Give the money back? In Des Moines, Keller stalks his designated target and waits for the client to give him the go-ahead. And one fine morning he's picking out stamps for his collection (Sweden 1-5, the official reprints) at a shop in Urbandale when somebody guns down the charismatic governor of Ohio.

Back at his motel, Keller's watching TV when they show the killer's face. And there's something all too familiar about that face...

Keller calls his associate Dot in White Plains, but there is no answer. He's stranded halfway across the country, every cop in America's just seen his picture, his ID and credit cards are no longer good, and he just spent almost all of his cash on the stamps.

Now what?

Lawrence Block: Hit and Run. William Morrow, ISBN: 9780060840907 (June, 2008), 287 p., $24.95.