The Reluctant Assassin: A Tony Dantry Novel

by Richard Scott

A bestselling novel of intrigue, shadowy politics, and shocking surprises that deftly navigates between the chaotic hope and confusion of post-Cold War Moscow and turn-of-the-Millennium Washington. This is the first book in the Tony Dantry series. The action is fast paced, and there’s enough hi-tech gadgetry to satisfy the most demanding fans of techno-thrillers. Each chapter of The Reluctant Assassin pulls the reader deeper into the story as the author builds tension the way a carpenter builds a house—step by well-crafted step. But this brilliantly turned thriller—reminiscent of Ken Follett’s Eye of the Needle—is more than mindless action. The characters are developed, and the reader cares about them. ------------- Masterfully crafted by Richard Scott, The Reluctant Assassin fuses razor-sharp intrigue with a gripping insight into the confusing chaos that exists between the United States and Russia. Having rapidly achieved bestseller status, readers are hailing Scott’s work as “like watching a movie” and “A refreshing approach to the age-old USA vs. USSR story line”. —SBWire The author definitely knows plotting and that makes the book a good read.—Spy Guys and Gals Vyugin and his friends kept me up past 3 a.m. two nights in a row with my first experience reading a book on Kindle. -Peter Hackmeister, Massachusetts

394 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 20, 2011

About the author

Richard Scott is a retired editor, writer, and publisher, having been president and publisher of the David McKay Company and president and publisher of Fodor's Travel Publications. He's also been managing editor of American Bookseller and Bookselling this Week. Mr. Scott was co-host with Isaac Asimov, Brendan Gill and Nat Hentoff of a talk show called In Conversation. The show was nationally syndicated in the U.S. He lives in Salem, Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Stephen Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Nice Piece Of Fiction

Sadly Mr. author, I was turned off by the lack of plausibility at the beginning. It is not believable to me, that a newer model car would not be pulled in to the garage bay post accident. You have created a tale that I have enjoyed, except for the lack of realism.