| Calling Mr. King Contributor(s): De Feo, Ronald (Author), Porter, Ray (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441771999 ISBN-13: 9781441771995 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Narrated from the perspective of an American-born contract killer based in London, Calling Mr. King takes us into the mind and life of a man who is growing both increasingly cautious and distracted as he travels from job to job, city to city. Though long considered a first-rate, consistently reliable marksman with a cool, unshakable personality, he appears to be undergoing a severe change of character and focus, taking an interest as never before in the world beyond his targets. He regards such a shift, which is marked by an unexpected passion for buildings and architecture, as an energizing deviation from his deadly routine. But he also begins to realize that it is a dangerously unwise trajectory for a man in his profession. Set in London, Paris, New York, and Barcelona, this novel is at once a colorful, suspenseful tale of escape laced with dark humor, a story of altered perception and self-education, and a psychological self-portrait of a character who is attempting, against the odds, to become someone else. |
Contributor Bio(s): De Feo, Ronald: - Ronald De Feo's short fiction has been published widely in national magazines, including the Hudson Review, Massachusetts Review, and North American Review. He has also written numerous reviews for the New York Times Book Review, as well as the Nation, New Republic, National Review, and Hudson Review. He worked for nine years as senior editor at ArtNews Magazine, one of the world's leading art periodicals, and for the past nine years he's been on the advisory board of Review, devoted to Latin American and Canadian literature and the arts. He lives in Manhattan. Porter, Ray: -Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier. |