--- product_id: 66532056 title: "Hit Parade: A Darkly Comic Thriller About a Lonely Hitman Taking Dangerous Risks for Retirement" price: "541304₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/66532056-hit-parade-a-darkly-comic-thriller-about-a-lonely-hitman store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # Hit Parade: A Darkly Comic Thriller About a Lonely Hitman Taking Dangerous Risks for Retirement **Price:** 541304₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Hit Parade: A Darkly Comic Thriller About a Lonely Hitman Taking Dangerous Risks for Retirement - **How much does it cost?** 541304₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/66532056-hit-parade-a-darkly-comic-thriller-about-a-lonely-hitman) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Hit Parade: A Darkly Comic Thriller About a Lonely Hitman Taking Dangerous Risks for Retirement: 9780060840891: Block, Lawrence: Books Review: Hit parade and all the other "Hits" are great reads - I love Lawrence Block and really enjoy the Keller series. Even though Keller is a murderer for hire the books are more character driven than action packed. I have seen some reviews bemoaning the time spent on his stamp collecting but I love it. You learn about Keller and how he approaches his job. He waits for a call with an order to kill and then he works out the best risk free method to do the job. It's problem solving. He sometimes decides to kill someone else or someone additional for his own reasons. Sometimes there is collateral damage which he regrets but recognizes it as an unfortunate but unavoidable part of his job. The Mat Scudder books are really great but sometimes emotionally taxing. Murder for hire is much more straight forward with time left for collecting stamps. Review: Don't hesitate - First, the warning that this is not so much a novel as a collection of stories stitched into a novel. But don't hesitate. It still works; the seams are barely noticeable and you'll continue to read it straight through, despite the fact that it's constructed of separable parts. All of the trademark Block elements are in play: economical prose, salient details, clever, no-tricks plotting, and interesting characters. The latter are particularly important, given the moral stakes, but as many have noted Block is able to write sympathetically about a professional assassin without compromising the complexity of the world in which he lives, moves, has his being, and collects his stamps. Block always seems to write effortlessly, even when constructing a world of such great moral ambiguity. That's why they call him a master. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,654,983 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,073 in Assassination Thrillers (Books) #3,129 in Hard-Boiled Mystery #24,174 in Suspense Thrillers | | Book 3 of 5 | Keller series | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (754) | | Dimensions | 4.19 x 0.84 x 6.75 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 0060840897 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0060840891 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 336 pages | | Publication date | May 29, 2007 | | Publisher | Harper | ## Images ![Hit Parade: A Darkly Comic Thriller About a Lonely Hitman Taking Dangerous Risks for Retirement - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41IcsW17bnL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hit parade and all the other "Hits" are great reads *by U***E on October 29, 2014* I love Lawrence Block and really enjoy the Keller series. Even though Keller is a murderer for hire the books are more character driven than action packed. I have seen some reviews bemoaning the time spent on his stamp collecting but I love it. You learn about Keller and how he approaches his job. He waits for a call with an order to kill and then he works out the best risk free method to do the job. It's problem solving. He sometimes decides to kill someone else or someone additional for his own reasons. Sometimes there is collateral damage which he regrets but recognizes it as an unfortunate but unavoidable part of his job. The Mat Scudder books are really great but sometimes emotionally taxing. Murder for hire is much more straight forward with time left for collecting stamps. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't hesitate *by R***Z on August 6, 2006* First, the warning that this is not so much a novel as a collection of stories stitched into a novel. But don't hesitate. It still works; the seams are barely noticeable and you'll continue to read it straight through, despite the fact that it's constructed of separable parts. All of the trademark Block elements are in play: economical prose, salient details, clever, no-tricks plotting, and interesting characters. The latter are particularly important, given the moral stakes, but as many have noted Block is able to write sympathetically about a professional assassin without compromising the complexity of the world in which he lives, moves, has his being, and collects his stamps. Block always seems to write effortlessly, even when constructing a world of such great moral ambiguity. That's why they call him a master. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Stamp Collector *by L***K on May 12, 2008* This is the 3rd book in the series and Lawrence Block has developed this character to the point where he is almost family. He is less complicated than the Matt Scudder character, but still has the same issues that we can all identify with. There is a mix of humor, sarcasm, deep thought and the everyman we can identify with. It's just a job, it's not his life, but we are what we do. The 4th in the series should be out next month and based on the last three will not be anything less than another hit, no pun intended. I can think of three series that rank in my top five. Sandford's Lucas Davenport and Lawrence Block's Matt Scudder and John Keller. We have two heroes and one odd duck. A killer with a conscience and a warm character. Heck, he likes dogs so what else do you need? This is the second time I have bought the book, I don't think I can recommend it any higher than that. I guess just buy it once and don't lend it out. 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