Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #196477 in Books
• Published on: 2000-07-06
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

Synopsis
As President Jack Kennedy takes power, the mob decide to succeed where the CIA has failed and take out Fidel Castro. They despatch a hit man, but it soon turns out that he has his own agenda and target - the President. But is the hitman operating alone, or does someone else want Kennedy dead?

From the Author
REVIEWS FOR THE SHOT
"The pick of the pre-Christmas hardback thriller offerings. Not since Oliver Stone's JFK has there been such a cleverly contrived reworking of the Kennedy assassination myth." THE TIMES

"a brilliant thriller....cool, complex.... taut... well-paced...to read it is to be back in Havana and the US in 1960." THE OBSERVER

"Riveting....as shocking as it is brilliant...Kerr's portrait of a morally corrupt society is so convincing that it leaves the reader wondering again about the actual assassination of Kennedy....as good as anything Kerr has written." THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

" a shocking story of moral degeneration and sexual depravity" SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

"Fiction which reads like faction, with a plot which delivers brilliantly engineered surprises without pause or warning. Enough excitement to leave you feeling limp. A really terrific read" LITERARY REVIEW.

"Clever and accomplished...often very funny indeed." SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

"Mind boggling...Keeps you guessing until the end" SUNDAY EXPRESS

"Britain's new state-of-the-art thriller writer, and you can see why from The Shot. It grips right from the opening line....Kerr keeps the plot twisting admirably through an intelligent if callous thriller...full of snappy dialogue and sharp detailing....Kerr's new novel certainly hits the spot." THE SUNDAY TIMES

Customer Reviews

Almost Unputdownable
Although I thought this started off fairly slowly, the plot/action/tension increases dramatically in part two of the story. As someone wrote previously, we know what happens at the end in real life, but I still was more than satisfied with the way this novel finished.

Great thriller
I bought the book on a hunch and I was blown away. Great character depiction and a perfect story. Almost alternative history stuff. One of the best books I ever read. I wonder why Hollywood has not made a film of it? They have made dozens of junk films. Why not this? It would make the perfect movie. I strongly recommend the book.

Found this book in Spain - Great!
Having never heard of the author or the book before, I decided to give it a go, not one for read alot of books, but this was brilliant! Completed it in 3 days on Holiday and really enjoyed it. I'm glad I hadn't heard of it before as it seems everyone is revealling the plot, which was really good.

Just about to buy another from the Author to read...

Richard