Assassin's Game: A David Slaton Novel Hardcover – August 26, 2014

I have been a fan of the Jammer Davis series, so when his new book came out I enjoyed reading it. Then I remembered reading The Perfect Assassin (David Slaton Book 1), and how I enjoyed that also. I ordered up this book, and spend the weekend reading. What a joy. I'm going to catch up on the rest of the books, but I had a problem with the book series numbering, so came up with this..Fly By Wire. (Jammer Davis Book 1) Sep 2010 Done –BFly by Night (Jammer Davis Book 2) Nov 2011 Done- B-Passenger 19 (Jammer Davis Book 3) Jan 17, 2019 Done A+The Perfect Assassin (David Slaton Book 1) May 2008 Done A-Assassin's Game (David Slaton Book 2) Aug 26, 2014 Done A+Assassin's Silence (David Slaton Book 3) May 3, 2016Assassin's Code (David Slaton Book 4) Aug 22, 2017Assassin's Run: (David Slaton Book 5) Aug 21, 2018Assassin's Revenge (David Slaton Book 6) release Aug 20, 2019Cutting Edge: A NovelEnjoy

This book really took me by surprise. I hadn't heard of the author previously, but I took a chance on the book because of the strong reviews. I certainly wasn't disappointed. I'm an editor by profession, and the first thing that struck me about this story was it's beautifully nuanced writing style. Then the story got a hold of me and kept me intrigued till the very end. Strongly recommended!

This novel was the best read in this genre this year.The relatively new ,at least to me , author appears to be a cross between Vince Flynn and Silva. I can not think of a better compliment for a writer in this genre.The main character was the requisite spy /as sin.But the best part was the writing style, story development and excellent surprise ending.The ending leaves Larsen's main character ready to continue this new series in a manner similar to Mitch Rapp in Flynn's series.I do not like to delve into the story lines in review but the main character is a Massad as sin .As a newly wed he is called back to work by the Israeli head of Massad.He does not want to continue working for Massad agreeing with his new physician wife that he needs to lead a normal life style .As you might expect he is drawn back into his old world in a attempt to save his pregnant wife.The story is well constructed in the Silva way with more action along the Mitch Rapp lines.I highly recommend this novel.Strong buy recommendation on this book.

It's a standard plot, with a standard protagonist doing standard things. The bad guys are stereotypes and idiots, the good guys are stereotypes and idiots. They all yell at each other. The police miss obvious clues and when someone finally hands them something, they keep it secret so no one else knows about it. The author keeps telling us how good the assassin is, while he does stupid things that only work because the author lets him (and because the other guys are also idiots). For an action story, most of the time is spent detailing train rides, car rides, and meals. The characters hold long conversations telling each other what they already know.And it's written as if the author is a sophomore with a thesaurus. He regularly uses words that aren't quite right, and every so often he uses one that's blatantly wrong (what editor allows "his voice perfectly askew" to pass?).

David Slaton is a soldier - and the best, nicest and most interesting assassin I have come across in what has been a lifetime of reading. The reason I like Slaton so much is that, although his job is to kill, Ward Larsen has managed to imbue his assassin with humanity and a dignity missing in so many of his "contemporaries." Ward Larsen has the skill of an economy with words that shows what Slaton is feeling as he tells what the assassin is doing. The "supporting" cast is totally believable, and even though some only appear momentarily, this author has the rare ability to paint their portraits in just a sentence or two.Assassin's Game is another superb story in this series. Full of action, complex characters and startling twists, I was actually quite upset when the novel ended. I am about to buy the next in the series and I put Mr Larsen on notice that if this - seemingly final book - doesn't end the way I want it to, I am coming after him myself :)

David Slaton, Kidon (Assassin) with Mossad no longer exists, At the end of  The Perfect Assassin , with the assistance of his former Director, David quietly exited his job to recover from multiple gunshots. After his recovery he is now living a happy peaceful life in Virginia under another identity with his wife Dr. Christine Palmer who had helped his pursuit of Mossad double-agents involved in hijacking a couple of nuclear weapons.Despite his dreams of a normal life, a Kidon can never expect to retire completely. Recently Mossad has unsuccessfully tried several times to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientist, Dr. Ibrahim Hamedi who is key to Iran's development of a nuclear weapon. All attempts have been thwarted by an unknown spy in Mossad's ranks. The new Director believes only way to be successful is to use someone who doesn't exist - and Hamedi will be vulnerable when he goes to Geneva for a UN conference on Iran's nuclear plans.David has vowed to never kill again, but when his wife is attending a medical conference in Stockholm is attacked and forced to flee or her life, he immediately springs back into action. He is faced with a dilemma - go to Geneva and kill Hamedi or lose his new life forever. Christine's words echo in his brain "If you kill this man in Geneva .... don't ever come back to me".This is a tightly-plotted adrenaline-pumping contemporary espionage thriller with a special emotional edge. Well done Ward Larsen - you have written a sequel that is as good as the original (I went back and read it again and was just as impressed). This was one of the first books I read in 2015 and it is already on my short-list of top reads for the year.

Excellent.

Excellent book, very exciting right to the very last page, highly recommended

A very enjoyable read with unexpected twist. I will be enjoying the next book that I have just purchased hopefully enjoying that too.

Follow up to The Perfect Assassin and just as good.

Dr. Hamedi ist Atomwissenschaftler. Nicht irgendeiner, nein, sondern der Wissenschaftler, der dem Iran die Bombe bauen soll. Er steht kurz vor dem Ziel. Das weiß auch Israel. Nachdem mehrere Versuche den Wissenschaftler zu ermorden fehlgeschlagen sind, bleibt ihnen nur noch eine Option. David Slaton, ein ehemaliger Kidon, der, offiziell für Tod erklärt, jetzt mit seiner Frau Christine in Virginia lebt.Um ihn zu motivieren, wird ein Anschlag auf Dr. Palmer während eines Kongresses in Stockholm verübt, den sie nur knapp überlebt und daraufhin untertaucht. Auf der Suche nach seiner Frau gerät David zwischen alle Fronten. Arne Sanderson, ein schwedischer Cop jagt ihn quer durch Europa. David soll Hamedi in Genf umbringen, die Iraner Hamedi mit allen Mitteln beschützen und zu allem Überfluss ist Christine schwanger und will keinen toten Hamedi sondern einen lebenden David.Diese Geschichte ist aktuell. Das iranische Atomprogramm und damit Israels Sorgen sind nicht fiktiv, sie sind Realität. Ward Larsen benutzt diese Aktualität, setzt Slaton hinein und lässt ihn sein assassin game spielen. Geradlinig, plausibel und wie auch im ersten Band, actionreich mit atmosphärischen Pausen, die jedoch den Spannungsbogen aufrecht erhalten, wenn nicht gar erhöhen. Ward Larsen ist seinem Stil treu geblieben.Das Ende am Genfer See überrascht. Eigentlich ist alles ganz anders. Eigentlich. Eigentlich freue ich mich als Leser auf das dritte David Slaton Abenteuer. Eigentlich ist es schon wie sein Vorgänger ein klasse Buch.