Something Borrowed, Something Black (The Peter Macklin Thrillers)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (680 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01DLGKYS2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 259 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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J. W. Kennedy said It Isn't Bad, It Isn't Good. I picked up this wispy-thin hardcover out of the bargain bin at Books-A-Million just because the title sounded unbelievably cheesy. I had no expectations from it. The story started out dumb, then got interesting, then ended up dumb again. In a nutshell: A retired mafia hit man from Detroit marries a sexy young woman. On their honeymoon in LA he is spotted by an old mob boss who forces him back into the business for one more job: Kill a bookie in San Antonio. To insure that the hit man does the job, the mobster. "exciting crime thriller" according to A Customer. In his mid forties, Peter Macklin retired several years ago as a hit man and recently married the much younger Laurie. They are enjoying their honeymoon in Los Angeles when crime boss Carlo Maggiore spots Peter. Though Macklin tried to kill Carlo years ago, business is business so the mobster "hires" Peter to complete a hit that one of his thugs messed up. The fee is fifty large ones plus the safe return of his wife if he kills San Antonio bookie Johns Davis.Peter hides what he is doing from Laurie, insisting . Hopefully, It Won't Be Another 10 Years Before The Next One! Craig Larson This book chronicles the welcome and overdue return of Estleman's character Peter Macklin, here a retired hitman for the Detroit mob. A newlywed on his honeymoon, Macklin is spotted by an associate of Carlo Maggiore, "Carl Major", an old acquaintance and onetime target, who presses him into doing one more job. Macklin's young bride is monitored by Abilene, a pseudo-cowboy associate of Maggiore's and during the course of his duties, he lets slip who Macklin is and also shows off his own psycho tendencies, leadi
Estleman takes hit man Peter Macklin out of his Motor City comfort zone and into the hot spots of San Antonio and Los Angeles. They’re on their honeymoon in Los Angeles when he gets the call, and it’s a gig he can’t refuse. Davis can breathe again, but just for a moment. It bounces off a van, hops the curb, and crashes into a hotel, knocking Davis unconscious and breaking the neck of his would-be assassin. Trying to go straight, former contract killer Peter Macklin carries out a hit in the Lone Star state, in this page-turning hard-boiled thriller Johns Davis has just left the Alamo when he feels the garrote wrap around his neck. When the mob wants you dead, they’ll always send another killer. Something Borrowed, Something Black is the 4th book in the Peter Macklin Thrillers, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. He’s just married Laurie, a beautiful, innocent young woman who believes her husband is a salesman. Macklin is going to Texas for a battle so tough it will make the Alamo look like a fair fight. The bookie slams his
Fortunately, Laurie is as resourceful as Abilene is ruthless, and she saves herself from his everpresent knife more than once. Macklin (last seen in 1991's Kill Zone) has retired from the hit-man business and married Laurie, a young woman who knows nothing of his former career. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. He's a former master at the unspoken and the unintentional, despite being a little rusty on the fine points. From Publishers Weekly Peter Macklin is a truly compelling antihero and not the kind who's secretly saving the world. They're on their honeymoon in Los Angeles when Macklin is forced back into his old calling by a Midwestern crime lord who's interested in expanding his territory. This is the real thing: a man who kills much too easily and who knows an enormous amount, but not necessarily right from wrong.