The Prone Gunman (9781852424749)

A deadly professional assassin prized for his aim and reflexes, Martin Terrier returns to Paris after his latest job determined to get out of the game. Ten years ago he made a promise to return to his childhood sweetheart in the south of France, and he wants to get married and settle down. But his employers have other plans. A key target - an Arab oil magnate - is flying in to Paris, and there is only one man fit for the task of eliminating him. As Martin is tailed southwards, it appears his employers will stop at nothing to regain his service. In a style ruthlessly stripped of all sentiment, Jean-Patrick Manchette delivers a masterclass in lean, muscular storytelling. Each moment in the suspense plot is described in forensic detail, and violent shocks are executed with unflinching accuracy. Perhaps most compelling are the tantalising glimpses ? betrayed by the barest physical ticks ? that Manchette offers us into the otherwise inscrutable inner life of his protagonist, the prone gunman.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 160 pages
• Dimensions 128 x 192 x 14mm | 140.62g
• Publication date 06 Nov 2006
• Publisher Profile Books Ltd
• Imprint Serpent's Tail
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language French
• Edition Statement Main
• Illustrations note black & white illustrations
• ISBN10 1852424745
• ISBN13 9781852424749
• Bestsellers rank 574,928

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Three to Kill (9781852424756)

Late one night in Paris, travelling salesman Georges Gerfaut stops to help an injured motorist to hospital. Three days later, while Gerfaut is on holiday with his wife and daughters, he is attacked by two men. Quickly realising the duo?s murderous intent, but perplexed as to their motives, Gerfaut goes on the run, communicating with his family by telegram. Terrified, yet exhilarated by this release from his humdrum life, Gerfaut resolves to turn the tables and track down his pursuers. Jean-Patrick Manchette presents a clash between two opposing worlds: a conventional, middle-class existence cluttered by possessions and responsibilities, and a violent criminal underworld. In Georges Gerfaut we find an unlikely hero, an ordinary man thrust into extraordinary circumstances and forced to fight for his life. Three to Kill is another riveting slice of ?70s noir by a masterful stylist, ironist, and social critic.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 144 pages
• Dimensions 129 x 198 x 9mm | 120g
• Publication date 02 Feb 2007
• Publisher Profile Books Ltd
• Imprint Serpent's Tail
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Edition Statement Main
• Illustrations note black & white illustrations
• ISBN10 1852424753
• ISBN13 9781852424756
• Bestsellers rank 432,854

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