The Face of the Assassin

The Face of the Assassin
Author: David Lindsey
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2007-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0446534757

When a mysterious woman arrives at the home of Paul Bern, a forensic artist who lives in Austin, Texas, she brings him two things: a human skull that she smuggled out of Mexico and an incredible secret that brings Paul face to face with the unimaginable. Clearing up the gruesome murder of an American in the shadows of Mexico City's underworld, Paul Bern of Austin, Texas, finds himself facing the unimaginable. A forensic artist by trade, an expert at reconstructing the features of the mangled dead, Paul discovers a mirror image of himself. Separated at birth, Paul's twin went on to work at the other end of the forensic spectrum and has paid for his choice. Now, Paul is being blackmailed into standing in for the brother he never knew, committing acts of violence he never thought possible. Long-dormant instincts and talents awaken as he is submerged in this terrifying new life. Struggling to survive, Paul will come to know his lost brother even more intimately than if they'd grown up together.

Saving My Assassin

Saving My Assassin
Author: Virginia Prodan
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1496411838

"I should be dead. Buried in an unmarked grave in Romania. Obviously, I am not. God had other plans." At just under five feet tall, Virginia Prodan was no match for the towering 6' 10" gun-wielding assassin the Romanian government sent to her office to take her life. It was not the first time her life had been threatened--nor would it be the last. As a young attorney under Nicolae Ceausescu's brutal communist regime, Virginia had spent her entire life searching for the truth. When she finally found it in the pages of the most forbidden book in all of Romania, Virginia accepted the divine call to defend fellow followers of Christ against unjust persecution in an otherwise ungodly land. For this act of treason, she was kidnapped, beaten, tortured, placed under house arrest, and came within seconds of being executed under the orders of Ceausescu himself. How Virginia not only managed to elude her enemies time and again, but how she also helped expose the appalling secret that would ultimately lead to the demise of Ceausescu's evil empire is one of the most extraordinary stories ever told. A must-read for all generations, Saving My Assassin is the unforgettable account of one woman's search for truth, her defiance in the face of evil, and a surprise encounter that proves without a shadow of a doubt that nothing is impossible with God.

The Mark of the Assassin

The Mark of the Assassin
Author: Daniel Silva
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1440627886

CIA Agent Michael Osbourne stars in this suspenseful series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Gabriel Allon novels. When a commercial airliner is blown out of the sky off the east coast, the CIA scrambles to find the perpetrators. A body is discovered near the crash site with three bullets to the face: the calling card of a shadowy international assassin. Only agent Michael Osbourne has seen the markings before—on a woman he once loved. Now, it’s personal for Osbourne. Consumed by his dark obsession with the assassin, he’s willing to risk his family, his career, and his life—to settle a score… A PEOPLE PAGE-TURNER OF THE WEEK

Face of the Assassin

Face of the Assassin
Author: Bill Brewer
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-02-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781734507737

Revenge beats hot in the heart of David Diegert. Using the ultimate disguise, Diegert exacts vengeance on the treacherous Wei family. Following his mission, the assassin finds the most unexpected thing; love. With charm and beauty, Julie Kellerman steals the heart of David Diegert. But can love be real if you're hiding your identity as the world's most deadly assassin? Diegert flirted with love when he and Carolyn Fuller were together in England, but for Julie, his heart pounds with excitement and desire. Will Diegert keep his deadly past a secret, or is love something in which a man who kills, is doomed to fail?

The Assassin's Curse

The Assassin's Curse
Author: Cassandra Rose Clarke
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2012-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1908844027

Ananna of the Tanarau abandons ship when her parents try to marry her off to an allying pirate clan: she wants to captain her own boat, not serve as second-in-command to her handsome yet clueless fiance. But her escape has dire consequences when she learns the scorned clan has sent an assassin after her. And when the assassin, Naji, finally catches up with her, things get even worse. Ananna inadvertently triggers a nasty curse — with a life-altering result. Now Ananna and Naji are forced to become uneasy allies as they work together to break the curse and return their lives back to normal. Or at least as normal as the lives of a pirate and an assassin can be. From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Perfect Assassin

The Perfect Assassin
Author: K. A. Doore
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2019-03-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0765398559

A novice assassin is on the hunt for someone killing their own in K. A. Doore's The Perfect Assassin, a breakout high fantasy beginning the Chronicles of Ghadid series. Divine justice is written in blood. Or so Amastan has been taught. As a new assassin in the Basbowen family, he’s already having second thoughts about taking a life. A scarcity of contracts ends up being just what he needs. Until, unexpectedly, Amastan finds the body of a very important drum chief. Until, impossibly, Basbowen’s finest start showing up dead, with their murderous jaan running wild in the dusty streets of Ghadid. Until, inevitably, Amastan is ordered to solve these murders, before the family gets blamed. Every life has its price, but when the tables are turned, Amastan must find this perfect assassin or be their next target. “The Perfect Assassin is a thrilling fantastical mystery that had me racing through the pages.” —S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass “Full of rooftop fights, frightening magic, and nonstop excitement and mystery, I absolutely loved it from start to finish!” — Sarah Beth Durst The Chronicles of Ghadid #1: The Perfect Assassin #2: The Impossible Contract #3: The Unconquered City

The Faces of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Faces of Lee Harvey Oswald
Author: Scott P. Johnson
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2013-10-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 0739186825

The Kennedy assassination has produced a number of conspiracy theories based largely upon intriguing questions, speculation, and inference. Thousands of books and articles have been written about the assassination with a large majority of the published material arguing for a conspiracy of one kind or another. However, a relatively small volume of literature has been written from a scholarly and academic perspective. The Faces of Lee Harvey Oswald provides the first comprehensive scholarly analysis of Lee Harvey's Oswald's role in the JFK assassination. Scott P. Johnson objectively examines the various narratives of Lee Harvey Oswald created by researchers and authors over the last fifty years. He finds that at first glance any theory related to Oswald’s role appears as convincing as the next, particularly when researchers carefully select information that only advances their preferred theory. In reality, however, Oswald’s role in the assassination offers little certainty when one looks at the mystery surrounding Oswald’s life and death as well as the complexity and ambiguity surrounding the murder of President Kennedy. Rather than putting forth a single theory, Johnson lays out the known facts against each theory and allows the readers to make their own decision.

The Fifth Assassin

The Fifth Assassin
Author: Brad Meltzer
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0446554006

From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, there have been more than two dozen assassination attempts on the President of the United States. Four have been successful. But now, Beecher White--the hero of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Inner Circle--discovers a killer in Washington, D.C., who's meticulously re-creating the crimes of these four men. Historians have branded them as four lone wolves. But what if they were wrong? Beecher is about to discover the truth: that during the course of a hundred years, all four assassins were secretly working together. What was their purpose? For whom do they really work? And why are they planning to kill the current President? Beecher's about to find out. And most terrifyingly, he's about to come face-to-face with the fifth assassin.

Path of the Assassin

Path of the Assassin
Author: Brad Thor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2008-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1847395317

After rescuing the president from kidnappers, Navy SEAL turned Secret Service agent Scot Harvath shifts his attention to rooting out, capturing, or killing all those responsible for the plot. As he prepares to close out his list, a bloody and twisted trail of clues points toward one man - the world's most feared, most ruthless terrorist, Hashim Nidal. Only one person can positively identify Harvath's quarry - Meg Cassidy, a beautiful hijacking survivor. Together, Scot and Meg must untangle a maddening web of global intrigue stretching across four continents. Written with an uncanny knowledge of the spy's craft and the world's distant places, PATH OF THE ASSASSIN proves why Brad Thor is the author everyone's talking about. Look out for the adrenaline-fuelled new Brad Thor novel, Code of Conduct, published in July 2015!

The Pigman

The Pigman
Author: Paul Zindel
Publisher: Graymalkin Media
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2011-05-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1935169025

One of the best-selling young adult books of all time, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel. John Conlan is nicknamed “The Bathroom Bomber” after setting off firecrackers in the boys’ bathroom 23 times without ever getting caught. John and his best friend, Lorraine, can never please their parents, and school is a chore. To pass the time, they play pranks on unsuspecting people and it's during one of these pranks that they meet the “Pigman.” In spite of themselves, John and Lorraine soon get caught up in Mr. Pignati’s zest for life. In fact, they become so involved that they begin to destroy the only corner of the world that has ever mattered to them. Can they stop before it’s too late?'