The Assassins Author:Gayle Lynds "A year ago, Judd Ryder retired from US military intelligence. As he walks home one evening to his house on Capitol Hill, a man steps out dressed in his clothes. Moments later, the man is killed in a hit-and-run. Was the man the intended victim - or was it Judd himself? Judd finds a phone on the body with only one number dialed - that belonging ... more »to his friend and CIA trainee, Eva Blake. What Judd and Eva don't know is that they've been trapped in a battle to the death amongst six professional assassins. Both must fight tooth-and-nail to survive..."« less