Perfecta

by Daniel Roos

the Game is straightforward. The Game is played by the best professional killers in the business. The Ten names go on a list. Place a bet of one million dollars. Pick the exact order in which the victims will be killed. Collect the pot. the town no longer exists. A church and a bar are all that remain of what was once Perfecta, Texas. Two brothers and one renegade live there, divided, as dissimilar as the two building left standing. Eugene Green, a would-be preacher, attempts to uphold the unattainable family legacy. His twin Gordon, just wants to drink his problems away. Gene's friend Yugi Onita, just wants to hide from his past.Perfecta comes to Perfecta, as the final stage of the deadliest game on the planet comes to the remnants of the Texas town with the arrival of two strangers. One, Rebecca, a young girl running for her life. The other, a callous killer known only as Taylor, who has followed Rebecca to Perfecta. Perhaps the most terrifying revelation comes when the preacher and his friends discover that there are more sinister killers coming, and Taylor may even be on their side.

304 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2002