When Keller gets the call to make a hit on a man in Des Moines, he's tempted to pass. So far he's been lucky in his chosen profession, and he's pretty much got enough stashed away to retire. Just one more, he thinks. But he quickly finds that this job might not just mark the end of his career - it could be the end of him, period. After three days in a Des Moines motel room he realises he was never meant to make the hit - he was just supposed to take the fall when a prominent politician was gunned down by someone else. Suddenly he's on the run, all the evidence pointing the cops his way and literally nowhere to go.
I have to admit I was a little impressed [a:Lawrence Block|17613|Lawrence Block|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1263189552p2/17613.jpg] kept me engaged when so much of the book was very internal with Keller. But he's a likable hitman and the story took a few interesting turns. It was a fun, fast read.
