wyemu's review against another edition
2.0
Readers of Rankin's Rebus series will find this novel an interesting change as the main character is a hit man by trade. While Michael Weston manages to take out the target he's been contracted to kill it would appear that he's been set up as the police arrive on the scene far too quickly. Things escalate as a private investigate, hired by a man whose daughter he killed by mistake, gets closer to catching him and he wants to find out who contacted him to kill the woman and, therefore, who could have set him up. While not as stylish as the Rebus novels Rankin is famous for this one is still worth reading for fans of his.
mattmatros's review against another edition
3.0
As far as action movies disguised as crime novels go, not bad! Could've been a tad more clever, but is redeemed somewhat by the real-world basis of some of the plot points revealed in the Afterword. I don't necessarily recommend this book, but you could do worse if you want to turn your brain off. Features a delightfully over-the-top "American" detective. It's fun to see how the Brits imagine us, especially during the early nineties (read: eighties hangover) free-for-all.
eowyn's review against another edition
2.0
I really like Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus books and his other novels have been pretty good, but this one just annoyed me the whole time I was reading it. There are two viewpoint characters: a British assassin and a New York PI who's chasing him. The assassin is clearly the hero, and while I like him better than the completely stereotypical fat, mean, lonely, drunken and drug-addled PI, I never cared much for him, girlfriend, an illegal arms dealer's daughter. There's too much focus on the different guns they use, they kill people and I didn't care, and then the payoff, even the final big one, was just ho hum.
lmurray74's review against another edition
4.0
not Rebus, but still an enjoyable read, with a twist you don't see coming at the end..great for a long commute..
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