Who Is Conrad Hirst? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781416540724)

Embark on a suspenseful game of cat and mouse in this fast-moving, hard-boiled thriller from acclaimed author Kevin Wignall.

Who is Conrad Hirst? Knowing the answer could get you killed. Not knowing could get him killed.

Conrad Hirst is a hired killer working for a German crime boss. Disturbed by the death of his girlfriend ten years earlier and still bearing the scars of post-traumatic stress after serving as a mercenary, he's valued precisely because of how broken he is, by how coldly he kills, by the solitary existence he leads.

But something has happened on Conrad's most recent job that's shattered his equilibrium and left him determined to quit. Fortunately for him, there's a simple way to leave the business and begin life anew: Only four people know who he is and what he's done -- kill those four people, and Conrad is a free man.

A simple plan, but life is never that simple, and as Conrad's scheme unravels, he quickly realizes he isn't the only one doing the killing. With the certainties of his life crumbling around him, he's no longer sure whom he's been working for, or why, or what they want of him now. In fact, he can't even answer the ever-looming and ominous question: Who is Conrad Hirst?

Fast-paced, dark, and disturbing, Kevin Wignall's newest page-turner is the story of a broken young man seeking retribution against those who have used him for their own gain, and of the devastating secret that fuels his anger. It is a story of identity and loss, of missed opportunities and the cruelty of fate.

Author: Kevin Wignall
ISBN-10: 1416540725
ISBN-13: 9781416540724
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 11/13/2007
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.55w x 0.57d
Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2007 pg. 36
Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/2007 pg. 62
Publishers Weekly 09/17/2007 pg. 33
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2007 pg. 958