01786cam a2200301 i 4500 2614403669 TxAuBib 20251105120000.0 070322t20072006||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780812974546 pbk. 0812974549 pbk. TxAuBib rda Liss, David, 1966- The ethical assassin : a novel / David Liss. Ballantine books trade paperback edition. New York : Ballantine Books, 2007. ©2006. 327 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier In a sweltering trailer park in rural Florida, Lem Altick is peddling encyclopedias to pay for college. Then, before his eyes, a couple of potential customers are shot dead. The killer, the strangely charismatic Melford Kean, has struck without remorse and with remarkable good cheer. But the self-styled "ethical assassin" hadn't planned on a witness, and so he makes Lem a deal: Stay quiet and there will be no problems. Go to the police and take the fall. Before Lem can decide, he is drawn against his will into the realm of a man who may be an eco-activist, a vigilante for social justice, or simply a charming sociopath. To unravel the mystery and save himself, Lem must descend into a bizarre world he never knew existed, where a group of desperate-and genuinely deranged-schemers has hatched a plan that just may keep Lem from leaving town alive. 20251105. Encyclopedias and dictionaries Marketing Fiction. Sales personnel Fiction. Assassination Fiction. Assassins Fiction.