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The Killing Spirit: An Anthology of Contractual Murder »

Authors: Jay Hopler
ISBN-13: 9780879518455, ISBN-10: 0879518456
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Overlook Press, The
Date Published: March 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Jay Hopler

Book Synopsis

Smart, stylish and deadly, THE KILLING SPIRIT is the ultimate anthology of literary noir. Enter a world of chaos and violence--the world of the hit man--as interpreted by some of the most acclaimed writers of our time, from Hemingway to Highsmith--where the only order is that imposed by an assassin's bullet. "(Jay) Hopler has tracked down a remarkable number of hit-man stories by a remarkable collection of authors".--NEW YORK PRESS.\

Boston Book Review

[In] this tiny little volume of highly literary short stories...Jay Hopler has done a credible job in linking some basic crime material together along with a theme not delved into nearly enough: that of the hired killer.

	Introduction: In Search of the Assassin
	from: This Gun for Hire	1
	The Hit Man	25
	"Gentlemen, The King!"	31
	Loose Ends	47
	from: The Butcher's Boy	59
	The Killers	105
	Screen Image: (Royal Emerald Hotel, Nassau)	117
	The Same, Only Different	121
	Hit Man	147
	The Death of Mrs. Sheer	153
	Memories of West Street and Lepke	179
	Cain	183
	When This Man Dies	189
	from: Ripley's Game	201
	from: In The Beginning, a novel in progress	255
	The Assassin	267
	Shelter	269
	Appendix: Hit Man Movies	301