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| Author | Elmore Leonard |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Thriller, Novel |
| Publisher | Arbor House (USA) & Viking Press (UK) |
| Publication date | March 1989 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-55710-041-1 (first edition, hardback) |
Killshot, the 1989 novel by author Elmore Leonard, tells the story of a married couple who find themselves in Cape Girardeau, Missouri while on the run from a pair of hitmen.
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Plot Summary
A couple of innocent bystanders to a crime figure the Witness Protection Program is the ultimate hiding place — until they find that they're the ones locked up, the killers are on the loose, and protection isn't in the federal repertoire.
Characters in Killshot
- Armand Degas – the Mafia hit man, protagonist
- Richie Nix – a crook
- Carmen Colson –
- Wayne Colson – Carmen's husband
Film adaptation
It is being made into a movie, which should be released in 2008. It is due to star:
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Richie Nix
- Diane Lane - Carmen Colson
- Mickey Rourke - Armand "Blackbird" Degas
- Thomas Jane - Wayne Colson
- Rosario Dawson - Donna
- Johnny Knoxville - F.R. Britton
Trivia
"The Killshot" is also the name of a deadly future solar flare predicted by Major Ed Dames.
External links
- Killshot at the Internet Movie Database
