Finished Sa 4/20/19
This was one of the paperbacks that I picked up at the 'Romance/ Mystery/ Thriller' Sale at the library on Sa 4/13/19.
John Paul Keller (Just Plain Keller)
The is an anthology, but really can be read as a novel. The chapters can be read as short stories, or a novel because the chapters refer to each other.
From Google Books page:
"But he is a complex person: understandably guarded and reclusive, icy and ruthlessly efficient, he is also prone to loneliness, self-doubt, and career worries. Indeed, he is going through a full-fledged mid-life crisis. Keller may be a crack assassin, but he is also an all-too-human being.
As Keller goes about his rounds, fulfilling his contracts, he learns a few crucial truths about himself and the ways of the normal world and winds up a wiser (if not a better) man".
Keller is a hit man who lives in lower Manhattan.
Many times when he visits a new town for a 'kill', he falls in love with the area and dreams of moving there. He even visits local realtors to check out the area.
He gets his 'contracts' from an unnamed man in White Plains, NY.
Keller deals with Dot, the old man's secretary.
Keller's life changes when he gets a dog, Nelson.
Nelson is an Australian Cattle Dog
When he gets the dog he takes a girlfriend, Andria. She watches Nelson while Keller is 'on the road'. She eventually leaves Keller and takes the dog as well.
Keller goes into therapy, Dr. Breen, and the therapist uses him to kill for him. Keller kills the therapist
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