Allen Zadoff's Blog

Q: What was your inspiration for writing The Unknown Assassin Series?

A: The Unknown Assassin did not come to me as a story, but as a character. In this case, the character was a sixteen-year-old boy. He told me he had no name and that he traveled from place to place, assuming a new identity on every mission.  He said his job was to befriend the children of high-value targets so he could get close to and assassinate their parents...

Read more at the Curling Up With a Good Book Blog .

The Unknown Assassin series, Books 1-3. Together at last.

Here it is, the cover reveal for The Unknown Assassin #3, aka I AM THE TRAITOR.  
Coming June 2015 in the US! Coming June 2015 The Unknown Assassin Trilogy

I AM THE MISSION (The Unknown Assassin #2) excerpt.  
Read it now at www.allenzadoff.com.

Hey everyone! We are totally stoked to announce a new tour for THE UNKNOWN ASSASSIN series by Allen Zadoff which releases on June 17, 2014.

The tour runs for two weeks -  June 16th- 20th and June 23rd- 27th- and will have one stop per day.  This tour will have a mix of reviews, guest posts, and interviews and FREE GIVEAWAYS.

Visit Rockstar Book Tours for more info!

Looking for the right book to take to the beach or the hammock? Join us at the NOVL lounge with YA authors Lisi Harrison (Pretenders), Aaron Hartzler (Rapture Practice), Joanna Philbin (Rules of Summer), Alecia Whitaker (Wildflower) & Allen Zadoff (The Unknown Assassin)—and we'll make finding your next read a (sea) breeze.

Free Online Event
Tuesday June 10, 3:30 pm PST
http://thenovl.com/lounge

I'm pleased to announce that I AM THE MISSION , book 2 in The Unknown Assassin series is on the way June 17. Kirkus calls it "a tightly written second outing...plenty of tension-filled moments that will leave readers on the edges of their seats." That sounds pretty good to me. Read an excerpt or order now from my website .

In honor of the paperback publication of  I AM THE WEAPON (Book 1, formerly Boy Nobody) and the debut of I AM THE MISSION (Book 2) we're giving away 50 sets of BOTH books at Goodreads. The contest ends June 13, so get in on the action now!

FREE GIVEAWAY LINK:
The Unknown Assassin Series at Goodreads

Here's the publishing schedule and titles as I currently know them.

USA-The series is called THE UNKNOWN ASSASSIN
I AM THE WEAPON (Book 1) - Paperback coming 5/13/14
I AM THE MISSION (Book 2) - Hardcover coming 6/17/14
Visit my page for more info.

UNITED KINGDOM-The series is called BOY NOBODY
Boy Nobody (Book 1) - Paperback available now
The Mission (Book 2) - Paperback coming September 2014
Visit the UK Website for more info.

Would you like to read a short interview I did for the Pasadena Teen Book Festival?  I talk about why it took me so long to start writing. I also claim to eat cronuts because it sounded like a funny thing to say, but it you know me or my earlier work (Hungry), you know I don't eat cronuts. But if I go crazy some day and start eating desserts, I might eat one. Or a dozen.

The interview.