Primary Target: Six Assassins: Book 1
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Unger saw a need in this situation. He valued his peers in the industry and thought there could be a better way. If these assassins—and others from around the world—could join together and unite under strong leadership, then there would be no need for them to continually be at each others' throats. It didn't matter if they had different creeds or styles or different criteria about what sorts of contracts they would accept.
There could be peace among the assassins, and they could work together to further themselves. He filled an entire journal with his ideas for how it would work. Early on, he referred to an organization known as "The Guild," where his kind could live in harmony and further their cause while maintaining order and safety.
And thus, the idea for an assassins’ union was born.
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ONE DOWN, FIVE MORE TO GO.
TO BE CONTINUED IN PART TWO…
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A ruthless peddler of poison is closing in. How long can she evade the inevitable?
Elite assassin Ember Clarke never thought she would have to stare death in the face. In week two of a six-week trial by combat, she’s working hard to keep her head above water. But the hitman after her this week changes everything by poisoning Ember’s crew solely to get to her.
Devastated by these senseless killings, Ember strikes out to find the vicious murderer. But a technicality in the rules keeps the poisoner’s identity secret.
Can Ember uncover the identity of her shadow before this person kills again?
Subtle Target is the second book in the gripping Six Assassins crime thriller series. If you like gritty noir heroes, shocking twists and turns, and action so intense you’ll barely have time to take a breath, you’ll love Jim Heskett and Nick Thacker’s epic six-part tale. Book 2 of 6.
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Jim
For Matt, Ryan, and Jim A. If I started an Assassins Club, I’d invite youse guys.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
JIM HESKETT
Jim Heskett was born in the wilds of Oklahoma, raised by a pack of wolves with a station wagon and a membership card to the local public swimming pool. Just like the man in the John Denver song, he moved to Colorado in the summer of his 27th year, and never looked back. Aside from an extended break traveling the world, he hasn't let the Flatirons mountains out of his sight.
He fell in love with writing at the age of fourteen with a copy of Stephen King's The Shining. Poetry became his first outlet for teen angst, then later some terrible screenplays, and eventually short and long fiction. In between, he worked a few careers that never quite tickled his creative toes, and hasn't ever forgotten about Stephen King. You can find him currently huddled over a laptop in an undisclosed location in Colorado, dreaming up ways to kill beloved characters.
Jim believes the huckleberry is the king of berries and refuses to be persuaded in any other direction.
Jim Heskett writes kick-ass spy thrillers, but he also writes post-apocalyptic fiction under the pen name J.E. Heskett.
If you’d like to ask a question or just to say hi, stop by www.jimheskett.com and fill out the contact form.
NICK THACKER
Nick Thacker is a thriller author from Texas who lives in Colorado and Hawaii, because Colorado has mountains, microbreweries, and fantastic weather, and Hawaii also has mountains, microbreweries, and fantastic weather. In his free time, he enjoys reading in a hammock on the beach, skiing, drinking whiskey, and hanging out with his beautiful wife, tortoise, two dogs, and two daughters.
In addition to his fiction work, Nick is the founder and lead of Sonata & Scribe, the only music studio focused on producing “soundtracks” for books and series. Find out more at SonataAndScribe.com.
For more information and a list of Nick’s other work, visit Nick online:
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