The Funny Assassin

The Funny Assassin
Author: Charlie Hogg
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2024-01-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1528993071

Meet Billy Doyle: a skilled military Ops Specialist turned uproarious stand-up comedian. His days of combat may have taken a backseat to laughter, but his fighting spirit hasn’t hung up its boots just yet. In a twist of fate, his comedic routine catches the eye of a British Intelligence Officer, especially when Billy effortlessly fends off thugs post-show. This act of valour swiftly lands him a new gig, melding his military prowess with his comedic charm in the covert world of espionage. Billy’s debut in the cloak-and-dagger realm involves investigating, and possibly eliminating, the nefarious Lord Carmthen, the mastermind of a grand blackmailing empire stationed right out of London. As Carmthen’s dark money fuels a drug syndicate stretching across South America, Billy finds himself chasing shadows from the bustling heart of South Florida to the sun-kissed shores of the Caribbean. Infiltrating the cartel isn’t a laughing matter, but Billy’s comedic facade proves to be an unexpected asset in a world where trust is a rare commodity. As he delves deeper into the underbelly of the drug trade, entangling with the cartel’s members, his mission morphs into a crusade to cripple the cartel’s stronghold. But the stakes are sky-high, and the moments of peril Billy faces demand far more than punchlines to navigate. Every covert operation drags him further into a deadly game where missteps could be fatal, and trust could be a mirage. The only constant companion Billy has is danger, and his only armour is his undying resolve to dismantle the tendrils of corruption and hopefully, live to tell the tale.

'Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy

'Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy
Author: Leslie Langtry
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2015-01-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0985411821

From National Bestselling author, Leslie Langtry... YOU CAN'T PICK YOUR FAMILY... Death by Chocolate is her favorite dessert. And those knitting needles aren't just for craft projects. To most people, Gin Bombay is an ordinary single mom. Then again, they don't know she's from a family of top secret assassins. Somewhere between leading a Girl Scout troop for her kindergartner--would nooses count for a knot badge?--and keeping their puppy from destroying the furniture, Gin now has to take out a new target. BUT YOU CAN PICK THEM OFF Except this target has an incredibly hot Australian bodyguard who knows just how to make her weak in the knees. But with a traitor threatening to expose everything, Gin doesn't have much time indulge her hormones. She's got to find the leak and clear her assignment...or she'll end up next on the Bombay family hit list. Other Greatest Hits Mysteries available: Guns Will Keep Us Together – book #2 Stand By Your Hitman – book #3 I Shot You Babe – book #4 Paradise by the Rifles Sights – book #5 Snuff the Magic Dragon - book #6 My Heroes Have Always Been Hitmen – book #7 Four Killing Birds – a holiday short story Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas – a holiday short story REVIEWS: "The Greatest Hits Mysteries are pure wicked fun! Imagine Stephanie Plum with a license to kill... and Grandma Mazur running the show. You'd be close to the Bombay Family." ~ Gemma Halliday, New York Times Bestselling author of the High Heels Mysteries “With an irreverent, tell-it-like-it-is, suburban-mom-assassin narrator, Leslie Langtry’s ‘Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy delivers wild and wicked fun.” -Julie Kenner, USA Today Bestselling Author “Darkly funny and wildly over the top, this mystery answers the burning question, ‘Do assassin skills and Girl Scout merit badges mix…’ one truly original and wacky novel!” -RT BOOKreviews “Those who like dark humor will enjoy a look into the deadliest female assassin and PTA mom’s life.” -Parkersburg News “Mixing a deadly sense of humor and plenty of sexy sizzle, Leslie Langtry creates a brilliantly original, laughter-rich mix of contemporary romance and suspense in ‘Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy” -Chicago Tribune “The beleaguered soccer mom assassin concept is a winner, and Langtry gets the fun started from page one with a myriad of clever details.” -Publisher’s Weekly

Show Me the Funny!

Show Me the Funny!
Author: Peter Desberg
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2010-12-14
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1402783221

Enjoy a unique glimpse into the intelligent and quirky inner workings of the comedic mind! This special e-version of Show Me the Funny! presents 28 top comedy screenwriters--including three bonus interviews not in the original print book--from the revered figures of televisions “Golden Age” to todays favorite movie jokesters. Authors Desberg and Davis put an innovative spin on the traditional interview: each writer was given the same loosely structured comedic premise and asked to develop it in any way he or she wanted-no rules, no boundaries, no limits! The result is a hilarious and illuminating look at the comic process. INCLUDES: o Leonard Stern (co-creator of Get Smart) o Sherwood Schwartz (Gilligans Island, The Brady Bunch) o Peter Casey (co-creator of The Jeffersons, Cheers, Wings, Frasier) o Phil Rosenthal (co-creator of Everybody Loves Raymond) o Ed Decter (co-writer of Theres Something About Mary) o plus three e-book only interviews: Marley Simms (Home Improvement, Sabrina the Teenage Witch) Dan O’Shannon (Modern Family, Frasier, Cheers), and Charlie Hauck (Maude, Cheers)

The Funny Parts

The Funny Parts
Author: Anthony Balducci
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 078648893X

Classic comedy routines and individual gags have been around for many hundreds of years, probably thousands; the best of these ribticklers make their merry way through theater, circus, film and television. The challenge to comedians has always been to adapt familiar material in a way that emphasizes their personal style and outlook. The many routines and gags cited in this illustrated history are lovingly deconstructed to show how they have been shaped to suit different eras and performers. These tried and true laugh-provokers are indestructible. Through all the remakes, revivals, recycles and revamps, they have survived robustly to the present day. As these timeless comedy gems are traced to their beginnings and followed through the years, readers are taken on a mirthful journey from Keystone to Zombieland.

Deadpool: Assassin

Deadpool: Assassin
Author: Cullen Bunn
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1302506730

Collecting Deadpool: Assassin #1-6. Cullen Bunn, master of the Deadpool limited series, joins comics legend Mark Bagley to set the sassin’ assassin against his own kind! The Assassins Guild, that is! They’re gunning for Deadpool and anybody he cares about, and Wade’s healing factor is about to be put to the ultimate test by the knife-wielding speedster called Harvester! And even if Deadpool is lucky enough to survive that encounter, the nefarious ne’er-do-wells lining up to take their shot will make that showdown look like a walk in the park! But the Guild picked the wrong Merc to mess with. And soon Deadpool and his pals will take the fight to the assassins and hit them where they live — literally! But in an all-out assault on the Assassins Guild’s HQ, not everybody will make it out in one piece!

The Assassin

The Assassin
Author: Pamela DuMond
Publisher: Pamela DuMond Media
Total Pages: 326
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

USA Today Best author featured on “ABC 20/20” brings you THE ASSASSIN -- the second book in the Mortal Beloved Romantasy Time Travel fantasy series. __ Time Traveler. Messenger. Beloved. Spy. Madeline’s a Messenger: time traveling across lifetimes, delivering messages that could change one life or many. When she discovers that her true love, Samuel, is alive in present day but doesn’t remember her from their past, she journeys to a deadly royal conflict in medieval Portugal hoping to rekindle his memory. A mad king turns her into his spy. Mortal assassins, and dark-souled time travelers seek to kill her. What more could go wrong? PRAISE “… I felt I was in the hands of a consummate storyteller and she would take me on a trip filled with adventure, heartbreak and most of all love.” A. Reviewer “Fans of time travel, romance, court intrigue, and history will enjoy this series. Pick it up now…” Angreadsblogspot.com “The story is amazing and I cannot wait for the third. Time travel romance at its best.” Free Bird Reviews “...Mortal Beloved series is ripe for greatness." Shelly Glowdowski @ The Midwest Book Review THE ASSASSIN was featured in Glamour UK September, 2015. GRAB. THIS. BOOK!

Waylander

Waylander
Author: David Gemmell
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2011-06-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307797503

All of Waylander's instincts had screamed at him to spurn the contract from Kaem the cruel, the killer of nations. But he had ignored them. He had made his kill. And even as he went to collect his gold, he knew that he had been betrayed. Now the Dark Brotherhood and the hounds of chaos were hunting him, even as Kaem's armies waged war on the Drenai lands, intent on killing every man, woman, and child. The Drenai soldiers were doomed to ultimate defeat, and chaos would soon reign. Then a strange old man told Waylander that the only way to turn the tide of battle would be for Waylander himself to retrieve the legendary Armor of Bronze from its hiding place deep within a shadow-haunted land. He would be hunted. He was certain to fail. But he must try, the old man commanded--commanded in the name of his son, the king, who had been slain by an assassin... Waylander was the most unlikely of heroes--for he was a traitor, the Slayer who had killed the king...

The Pirate's Wish

The Pirate's Wish
Author: Cassandra R. Clarke
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2013-06-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1908844299

After setting out to break the curse that binds them together, the pirate Ananna and the assassin Naji find themselves stranded on an enchanted island in the north with nothing but a sword, their wits, and the secret to breaking the curse: complete three impossible tasks. With the help of their friend Marjani and a rather unusual ally, Ananna and Naji make their way south again, seeking what seems to be beyond their reach. Unfortunately, Naji has enemies from the shadowy world known as the Mists, and Ananna must still face the repercussions of going up against the Pirate Confederation. Together, Naji and Ananna must break the curse, escape their enemies — and come to terms with their growing romantic attraction.

Assassin Next Door

Assassin Next Door
Author: Eve Langlais
Publisher: Eve Langlais
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2017-07-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988328527

A killer with a white picket fence. Suburbia, a great place for a man with secrets to hide while investing in some solid real estate. The biggest drawback? Neighbors. In this case, a neighbor with sexy curves and a bright smile. Good thing she's not his type. Single moms with annoying ex-husbands are on the do-not-date list. Stay away. Calvin wants to; it's just not happening. He can't help but find himself drawn to the chaos next door. And when danger threatens his suburban lifestyle, this assassin doesn't hesitate to act. Keywords: single mother, bad boy hero, alpha male, romantic suspense, thriller romance, action and adventure romance, second chance romance, danger romance, assassin hero

The Ethical Assassin

The Ethical Assassin
Author: David Liss
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2007-01-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0812974549

Edgar award-winning author of the popular historical novels A Conspiracy of Paper and A Spectacle of Corruption, David Liss showcases his amazing versatility with this brilliant new tale of contemporary suspense: a literary thriller set in Florida, where killing is a matter of conscience. No one is more surprised than Lem Altick when it turns out he’s actually good at peddling encyclopedias door to door. He hates the predatory world of sales, but he needs the money to pay for college. Then things go horribly wrong. In a sweltering trailer in rural Florida, a couple whom Lem has spent hours pitching is shot dead before his eyes, and the unassuming young man is suddenly pulled into the dark world of conspiracy and murder. Not just murder: assassination– or so claims the killer, the mysterious and strangely charismatic Melford Kean, who has struck without remorse and with remarkable good cheer. But the self-styled ethical assassin hadn’t planned on a witness, and so he makes Lem a deal: Stay quiet and there will be no problems. Go to the police and take the fall. Before Lem can decide, he is drawn against his will into the realm of the assassin, a post-Marxist intellectual with whom he forms an unlikely (and perhaps unwise) friendship. The ethical assassin could be a charming sociopath, eco-activist, or vigilante for social justice. To unravel the mystery and save himself, Lem must descend deep into a bizarre world he never knew existed, where a group of desperate–and genuinely deranged–schemers have hatched a plan that will very likely keep Lem from leaving town alive. David Liss skillfully interweaves a gallery of eccentric characters with a multilayered plot characterized by its unpredictable twists and turns. The Ethical Assassin is a brilliant, darkly comic novel that will leave readers in suspense until the very last page.