<DIV><P>Martin Terrier is a hired killer who wants out of the game—so he can settle down and marry his childhood sweetheart. After all, that's why he took up this profession! But the Organization won't let him go: they have other plans. Once again, the gunman must assume the prone shooting position. A tour de force, this violent tale shatters as many illusions about life and politics as bodies.</P><p><B>Jean-Patrick Manchette</B> (1942–1995) rescued the French crime novel from the grip of stodgy police procedurals, restoring the noir edge by virtue of his post-1968 leftism. Manchette is a totem to a generation of French mystery writers, and his stories have inspired several films, including Claude Chabrol's <I>Nada</I>.</p><p>Also Available by Jean-Patrick Manchette<BR> <I>Three to Kill</I><BR> TP $11.95, 0-87286-395-6 • CUSA</P></DIV>