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Portrait In Shadows
At fifteen, he brags, I was the youngest person to deliberately kill a grown man!' For twenty years, the assassin works his way up a bloody ladder of success - his marks are increasingly prominent public figures. Through the killers own eyes, we see him gaining status in his field of murder for hire. Until he finally selects too lofty a target.
From the author praised for the strong authenticity of his crime novels, of which he s written over sixty, comes his newest and most fascinating.
The thoughts of a paid killer were never described any better than in this shattering explosive novel.
From the author praised for the strong authenticity of his crime novels, of which he s written over sixty, comes his newest and most fascinating.
The thoughts of a paid killer were never described any better than in this shattering explosive novel.
- GenresEmergency Services
512 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1986
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About the author
John Wainwright
119 books6 followersaka Jack Ripley
John William Wainwright was a rear gunner in World War II, after which he spent twenty years as a policeman in Yorkshire. He wrote eighty crime novels between 1965 and 1992, sometimes under the pseudonym 'Jack Ripley'. He also wrote some short stories (mostly uncollected in book format), 7 radio plays, and an indefinite amount of magazine articles and newspaper columns.
John William Wainwright was a rear gunner in World War II, after which he spent twenty years as a policeman in Yorkshire. He wrote eighty crime novels between 1965 and 1992, sometimes under the pseudonym 'Jack Ripley'. He also wrote some short stories (mostly uncollected in book format), 7 radio plays, and an indefinite amount of magazine articles and newspaper columns.
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