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Martin Terrier is a hired killer who wants out of the game — so he can settle down and marry his childhood sweetheart. After all, that's why he took up this profession! But "the company" won't let him go: they have other plans. Once again, the gunman must assume the prone firing position. A tour de force, this violent tale shatters as many illusions about life and politics as it does bodies. Jean-Patrick Manchette subjects his characters and the reader alike to a fierce exercise in style. This tightly plotted, corrosive parody of "the success story" is widely considered to be Manchette's masterpiece, and was named a New York Times "Notable Book" in 2002. The Prone Gunman is a classic of modern noir.
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Murder for hire, Fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Suspense fiction, Paris (france), fiction, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, thrillers, AssassinsPeople
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