Reviews"[David] Morrell (best known forFirst Blood) returns to his favorite revenge theme in [this] thriller, which focuses on a hit man who renounces violence only to be flushed out of his monastic retreat back to the counterterrorist circuit."-Kirkus Reviews "Those who appreciate a good spy novel are going to have to clear more space on the shelf. David Morrell'sFraternity of the Stone. . . establishes Morrell as a force to be reckoned with. . . . The plot works marvelously and should not be missed by anyone who enjoys a good spy thriller."-Sunday News(Ridgewood, N.J.), "[David] Morrell (best known for First Blood ) returns to his favorite revenge theme in [this] thriller, which focuses on a hit man who renounces violence only to be flushed out of his monastic retreat back to the counterterrorist circuit."- Kirkus Reviews "Those who appreciate a good spy novel are going to have to clear more space on the shelf. David Morrell's Fraternity of the Stone . . . establishes Morrell as a force to be reckoned with. . . . The plot works marvelously and should not be missed by anyone who enjoys a good spy thriller."- Sunday News (Ridgewood, N.J.)
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisDrew MacLane is a star agent in Scalpel, a clandestine, government-sanctioned organization named for its purpose: precise surgical removal. Assassination. Then MacLane decides to stop killing. He withdraws from the operation and retreats to a monastery, where for six years he lives the life of a hermit. But then someone tracks him down, leaving a trail of bodies. Someone who knows all about himand will stop at nothing to destroy him. In this novel of thrilling suspense, a former killer is drawn back into that electrifying world where no one is as he seemsand where life's most horrifying, harrowing game is played., Drew MacLane is a star agent in Scalpel, a clandestine, government-sanctioned organization named for its purpose: precise surgical removal. Assassination. Then MacLane decides to stop killing. He withdraws from the operation and retreats to a monastery, where for six years he lives the life of a hermit. But then someone tracks him down, leaving a trail of bodies. Someone who knows all about him-and will stop at nothing to destroy him. In this novel of thrilling suspense, a former killer is drawn back into that electrifying world where no one is as he seems-and where life's most horrifying, harrowing game is played.