The Reluctant Assassin: The surprises come fast and often in this thriller with a new twist-a former KGB operative whom the reader can't help - Paperback

by Richard Scott (Author)

A bestselling novel of intrigue, shadowy politics, and shocking surprises that deftly navigates between the chaotic hope and confusion of post-Cold War Moscow and turn-of-the-Millennium Washington. The action is fast paced, and there's enough hi-tech gadgetry to satisfy the most demanding fans of techno-thrillers. Each chapter of The Reluctant Assassin pulls the reader deeper into the story as the author builds tension the way a carpenter builds a house-step by well-crafted step. But this brilliantly turned thriller-reminiscent of Ken Follett's Eye of the Needle-is more than mindless action. The characters are developed, and the reader cares about them. ------------- Vyugin and his friends kept me up past 3 a.m. two nights in a row with my first experience reading a book on Kindle. -Peter Hackmeister, Massachusetts

Author Biography

Richard Scott is a retired editor, writer, and publisher, having been president and publisher of the David McKay Company and president and publisher of Fodor's Travel Publications. He's also been managing editor of American Bookseller and Bookselling this Week. In the 70s Mr. Scott was co-host with Isaac Asimov, Brendan Gill, Nat Hentoff and others of the nationally aired radio talk show In Conversation. He lives in Salem, Massachusetts. You can contact him at richard.scott2000@comcast.net.