Reflection From the Abyss
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Carlton Book is an accountant. He conducts his life as he does the spreadsheets he works on; with careful review of all the variables. His philosophy serves him well in his other profession: an assassin. When he goes to his next ‘assignment’ he finds his target has already been murdered by a serial killer known as ‘The 3-Monkey Killer’. Book must now find the killer before the killer finds him, and before he is arrested for the psychopath’s crimes. And before his own crimes are revealed.
The Story Behind This Book
I was watching a program on serial killers on the Discovery network, and what followed was an episode on assassins. Despite the fact that they share an end result, their methods and mindsets are different. As always, the ‘what if’ came to mind; this time what if an assassin is forced to deal with a serial killer, and would one feel morally superior over the other? Because they are on two separate levels, would there be an understanding of the other’s methods? Because there were so many questions, I began jotting notes and the story began to write itself. My knowledge of criminology, criminal psychology and my repeated watching of episodes of Criminal Minds, CSI and assorted crime shows and documentaries helped a great deal.
