Can you have too many metaphors? This short story doesn’t seem to think so as the beginning is full of them, almost to the exclusion of all else.
Written in the first person the story centres around an adulterous relationship and committing the perfect crime to punish the unfaithful party. The execution of the deed is simple and the alibi time critical. The ending is satisfying and appropriate, but the storey is nothing special.
The Lonely Assassin by Jack Erickson was a frightening look at Putin, Russia, Assassins, and those who end up being the target. The Prologue was a recap of past assassinations ordered by Russian leaders. I was familiar with most of them and believe it is not beyond possibility today.
Komarov had been away from work at the bank for some time. When he returned, he found some discrepancies in the work load that his friend, Dimitri, had been covering while he was out for surgery.
Dimitri had been working at their Bern branch, where he was laundering money for the Russian oligarchs. What happens when you steal from them?
So much of The Lonely Assassin rings true, showing Jack Erickson’s research and drawing from his real life experiences. The details of both cultures, Russia and Italy, clash. Russia: cold, brutal. Italy: calm, relaxing.
At times, I felt empathetic with Egorov, but then his true personality would win out and I wished for his failure. He had been to Italy before. He had immersed himself into everything Italy to prepare for the assignment. He would take his time and enjoy not being in some place like Russia, or Syria, where he had been before. He felt free, at least for a little while. He would make the most of his time, eating, drinking, seeing the sights, while hunting Dimitri.
Simona and Dario work for DIGOS and are assigned with keeping Dimitri and his family safe. It will not do for them to be assassinated in their country.
I wonder…how will it end? Well, I will tell you this…the ending certainly wasn’t what I anticipated and I loved it. It’s hard for an author to surprise me but Jack Erickson did a fantastic job of it. My emotions covered the gamut. I twisted and turned with the characters.
I cannot think of one thing Jack Erickson missed, when writing The Lonely Assassin. I found it surprising that I have never read any of his many novels before this one.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of The Lonely Assassin by Jack Erickson.
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Written in the first person the story centres around an adulterous relationship and committing the perfect crime to punish the unfaithful party. The execution of the deed is simple and the alibi time critical. The ending is satisfying and appropriate, but the storey is nothing special.