Season of the Assassin

By Thomas Laird

Book Overview

Tough, taut, and terse, this crafty crime novel challenges Chicago police detective Jimmy Parisi--the sharp, no-nonsense cop who first appeared in Cutter--with two terrible crimes separated by three decades. Thirty years ago, in the 1960s, seven student nurses met death at the butchering hands of an assailant who went unapprehended by the investigating officer Jake Parisi, Jimmy's father. While Jake did uncover prime suspect Carl Angelin, he soon found himself without any witnesses; they'd all disappeared. Then so did Angelin. Now a frighteningly similar massacre has occurred, and Jimmy Parisi is racing against time and Angelin to locate the sole surviving witness of the original massacre, who's been hidden by the FBI in a remote mental hospital. Only she can finger Angelin and bring justice to the seven victims and Jimmy's tragically dead father.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786711248
• ISBN13: 9780786711246
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Season of the good book (title recomended by a close friend...)

After spending a few month's in Tom Laird's high school english class, I can clearly see that his writing and teaching styles are remarkably, almost frighteningly similar. Seriously, "Season" is a well written, bluntly honset, and satisfingly page turning. If you are looking for an entertaining, slightly graphic, pulpy detective story, look no further.

outstanding

This book is exceptional in all respects. Parisi is a wonderful character. The dialogue is hard with nothing wasted.The characters are the kind you respect. Parisi is worth bringing back again and again. Very well written.

Mystery book lover

Another outstanding ms by this new author. The author holds your interest from beginning to end. The cross-over between the father and son is well done. Sometimes when you go from one timeframe to another,you get lost and have to re-read to keep up. NOt in this case. The father-son relationship is, even after the father's death, is very emotional. A recommended read. Looking forward to more.

You might not want to read this book at night

As the title says you might not want to read this book at night. Not because it is scary though, but because you'll lose great amounts of sleep doing so. The characters in this book are very well written and you can relate to them so well that while in the process of reading the book, it is hard to put the book down because you want to know how certain characters will deal with certain situations or if they will be alright. The storyline is amazing. I don't usually like to read books twice in a row but this book was so good that I have already started reading it again. I didn't read Cutter but as soon as I can find a copy of it, I'll read that one too. This book is simply amazing and it's one of the best books I've read in a long time.