The Perfect Assassin
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- ISBN13: 9781933515151
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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One perfect shot will change the course of history. Christine Palmer, a young American doctor sailing solo across the Atlantic, makes an incredible discovery – a man narrowly clinging to his life in the frigid waters. But there is much more to this desperate survivor than meets the eye. David Slaton is a Kidon – a highly-trained, highly-precise, and highly-treacherous assassin. The Kidon is both the hunter and the hunted, and he and Christine are in grave danger. Will they win in this race against time? With the precision of a sharpshooter, leader Ward Larsen weaves an intricate tale of espionage and intrigue.
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Larsen’s book has the usual formulaic ingredients-action scenes,convoluted plots,romantic interest-but lacks in credibility even compared to additional novels in the genre:there is a small too much deus ex machina for my taste.That being said I will look forwards to Mr Larsen’s next book as he does have potential.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
The sailing is excellent, but it doesn’t last long enough.
An American doctor is doing a solo sail E>W across the Atlantic and pulls an Israeli assassin from the water. OK. He makes her sail him to England, then let’s her live. Then he re-captures her, because. . . .
Because . . . .
Because additional [terrible] Israelis will kill her and he’s such a nice guy? Dunno. Motives are a bit thin at that point.
Similarly, this scion of one of the world’s most high-tech spy services finds a tell-all clue under floorboards in a safe house. OK, this isn’t George Smiley; the press date is 2004. Doesn’t the leader know about the internet?
When our hero, David the Danish Israeli, attacks two additional Israelis in Penzance, they all yell at each additional in English, with one word of Hebrew tossed in. Kidon: assassin, of course.
The British characters all speak American English. The American doctor has the emotional range of a shellfish. And you know what’s going to take place with these two pretty people on the run. I like the Scotland Yard guy, but Larson needs to work on the Brit stuff for a Brit character.
I wanted to like this book, but Larson didn’t do enough homework, in depth or on details. It’s not a terrible beach book, but Daniel Silva he’s not.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
Having seen a link to this book when purchasing Alex Berenson’s brilliant books as well as Andrew Grant’s outstanding books, I bought this piece of drivel hoping to have establish a new and appealing leader. I was sorely disappointed. The characters are completely one-dimensional, uninteresting, and unbelievable. The plot is dull and trite. There are copious technical errors. Don’t waste your money.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
The Perfect Assassin just might be one of the top ten thrillers I’ve read in my long life. Ward Larsen has a remarkable gift of making tension and suspense. Right from the start David Slaton, an Israeli operative and the main character, demonstrates an impressive ability to reflect quickly, creatively, and effectively. Rescued exhausted, hypothermic, and wounded after days on the open ocean by solo sailor Christine Palmer, M.D., David speaks to her only in Swedish, quickly convincing her she rescued a non-English speaker– and stopping further questioning. When Christine goes topside to check the boat she returns to find him staggering out of the cot to fill up his water glass. Then he spills the glass and collapses back on the cot–but the spilled water lands on the radio and shorts it out, an apparent manufacturing accident. It also prevents her from reporting the rescue and his description. Only when Christine sees a passing ship and prepares to signal with her just-repaired radio does David drop the pretense, switch off the power, toss the microphone into the ocean and calmly inform her–in perfect English–that he is commandeering her boat. That’s just the first example of dozens in which David thinks swiftly and acts decisively to resolve a threatening or treacherous problem. In additional mediocre thrillers (and movies) such resolutions are provided by incredible luck, unbelievable coincidences, or no explanation at all. I establish myself frequently thinking, “wow, that is so clever; I wish I could reflect like that”, because they are sensible, effective, and believable. There is much, much, more to this complex and suspenseful tale, not the least of which is the full development of additional characters. One standout is the modern equipment-challenged Scotland Yard Inspector Nathan Chatham, charged with tracking down David, now on the run in England and hunted as a treacherous assassin. An English detective of the ancient school, the Inspector’s intelligence and imagination are a close match to David’s, and he relentlessly closes in as he gradually deduces David’s essential goal. There are many more characters and sub-plots vital to this geo-political thriller, but that’s all I’ll write about it. If you delight in novels of this genre I am confident that you will quickly become fully absorbed in the tale.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
An brilliant escapist read. Not fantastic literature but there’s a time and place for everything. This is a rainy weekend book. Highly recommended.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5