Billy Summers : a novel
Title
:
Billy Summers : a novel
Personal Author EPSB
:
Stephen, King
Summary
:
"When Billy Summers was twelve years old, He shot and killed his mother's boyfriend after he kicked Billy's sister to death. At 17, he enlisted in the army. At 18, he was a sniper in Iraq and involved in the deadly battle to recapture Fallujah. For nearly twenty years, he's worked as a paid assassin. He's a good guy in a bad job, and he wants out. He takes on a very complicated, very lucrative job that he hopes will be his last. He's got a perfect new identity lined up and a scrupulously orchestrated, flawless escape plan. And then something happens that changes everything for Billy. A stranger needs rescuing, and Billy sacrifices the safety of his own perfectly devised new life to offer her protection. And then the two of them-the most compelling and surprising duo in King fiction-set out on one last mission, to rectify the injustices of one extraordinarily evil man.".
Year Published
:
2021
Physical Description
:
517 pages ; 24 cm
Subject
:
Assassins -- Fiction
Undercover operations -- Fiction
Good and evil -- Fiction
Justice -- Fiction
Revenge -- Fiction
Rape victims -- Fiction
Secrecy -- Fiction
Snipers -- Fiction
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Veterans -- Fiction
Novelists -- Fiction
Genre
:
Noir fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Summary
:
"When Billy Summers was twelve years old, He shot and killed his mother's boyfriend after he kicked Billy's sister to death. At 17, he enlisted in the army. At 18, he was a sniper in Iraq and involved in the deadly battle to recapture Fallujah. For nearly twenty years, he's worked as a paid assassin. He's a good guy in a bad job, and he wants out. He takes on a very complicated, very lucrative job that he hopes will be his last. He's got a perfect new identity lined up and a scrupulously orchestrated, flawless escape plan. And then something happens that changes everything for Billy. A stranger needs rescuing, and Billy sacrifices the safety of his own perfectly devised new life to offer her protection. And then the two of them-the most compelling and surprising duo in King fiction-set out on one last mission, to rectify the injustices of one extraordinarily evil man.".
ISBN
:
9781982173616
9781668010129
Publisher
:
New York, New York : Scribner, 2021.
New York : Pocket Books, 2023.
©2021
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Jasper Place | F KIN | Book | 30071000671052 | Fiction |