![]() ![]() ![]() Staying in one location for several months puts Summers at risk, physically and emotionally. Instead of being hired to simply come into town, shoot the victim and leave, he’s expected to settle into a small southern town as David Lockridge, a first-time author, and stay until Allen is extradited, at which time, Summers can complete his one-last-job. Part of this uneasiness he attributes to superstition - that the last job always goes wrong.Īnother part, however, he attributes to the peculiarity of the job itself. Summers considers this job to be his last he will take the money from this hit and retire.įrom the start, Summers has an uneasy feeling about this job. The title character is a hit man, a former army sniper, who kills only “bad men.”Īs the book opens, he’s accepted a job to kill Joel Allen, who may or may not have incriminating evidence on his gang bosses. However, King’s latest novel, “Billy Summers,” forgoes any hint of supernatural horror and instead relies on solid plotting and character development to turn out a quite successful crime thriller. Since 1974, when Stephen King published his first novel, “Carrie,” he has written more than 60 books and 200 short stories, most of which fall into the horror genre, from the vampires in “Salem’s Lot” to the ghosts in “The Shining.” ![]()
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