β Scribed by Jay Hopler
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
**Chilling works of literary noir: "**Hopler has tracked down a remarkable number of hit-man stories by a remarkable collection of authors." βNew York Press
This unique collection of writings about hired killers includes stories, screenplays, and even poemsβplus an appendix listing hit-man films.
Including works by such writers as Ernest Hemingway, Graham Greene, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Patricia Highsmith, Charles Bukowski, Bharati Mukherjee, Damon Runyon, and Robert Lowell, The Killing Spirit is not only an anthology of top-tier crime fiction but a deep dive into the psychology of those who kill for a livingβand the people who pay them.
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