The Prone Gunman - City Lights Noir Author:Jean-Patrick Manchette 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 il... more »lusions about life and politics as bodies.??Jean-Patrick Manchette (1942â1995) 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 Nada. ??Also Available by Jean-Patrick Manchette
Translated from the French by James Brook, a story about a hired killer who wants out of the business--violent, sparse writing style...a good noir read.