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Stray Dog Kindle Edition

by Philip Bentall (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

3.9 127 ratings

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Trained assassin Martin Decker is in Paris when he gets a call from his handler telling him he’s needed on a job. Soon, two men are dead and he’s heading for London where British intelligence officer Daniel Howell is next in his sights. But Decker’s not the only one interested in Howell. It seems someone else has their eye on him. And Decker is getting in their way. But who is calling the shots? And why? Decker is about to find out the truth is far more personal than he could ever have imagined.

Stray Dog provides an intriguing dissection of the mind of a hired killer in an amoral world where the powerful and greedy will eliminate any obstacle in their way.

Praise for Stray Dog

‘It takes a hell of a writer to draw you into the mind of a hired killer and make you want to stay there. Bentall makes Martin Decker's backstory so believable, his quest so moving, that you're caught up in the rhythms of that life—its breathless action and tangled plot, its quest for a rough justice. No schmaltz here; it's a dark and lonely book. But a deeply human one.’ - Jeannette Cooperman, author of A Circumstance of Blood

Philip Bentall is a novelist, poet and country estate worker. His poetry has received various awards and appeared in such publications as The London Library Magazine and Country Life. His upcoming novel, Wild Flower, will be published in spring 2018. He lives in the south-east of England.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B073XLK4FF
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lume Books (July 13, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 13, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1645 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 254 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #744,702 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,326 in Assassination Thrillers (Books)
- #14,496 in Crime Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #21,972 in Suspense (Kindle Store)

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Philip Bentall is a British novelist and poet. He holds a master's degree in Applied Linguistics from King's College London. A Japanese speaker, he conducted research into the use of loanwords in Japanese before going on to become an academic tutor. He is the author of the novels Stray Dog and Wild Flower and the collection of poetry, Where cows are met. He lives in Sussex, South-East England.

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V. E. M.

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2017

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A good, compact, well written story. Reminiscent of << The Day if the Jackal >> except that the hired killer is in turn hunted by other hired assassins. Minimal typos, well structured prose. No self serving gore, some torture (which I skipped over) but overall, given the subject matter, a clean story. I would not hesitate to read this author again. If this is his first book, he has done very well indeed. Recommended.

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JHawkins "Zowadi"

Fast a literate slant on spy vs spy

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017

I liked the first person narrative and the fact every detail wasn't spelled out. The interplay between his tenderness toward women and cold blooded killer at the same time

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2020

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The main character may be very good at what he does, but what a sad life to live.

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Kim Sipes

Kept my interest throughout and I thought it was well-written ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017

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Kept my interest throughout and I thought it was well-written and quite suspenseful. Stayed up till the wee hours as I couldn't wait to find out what happened to Martin, and it was well worth the lack of sleep! Outstanding for a first novel and I certainly hope there will be more by this author!

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2017

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Fast moving and packed with action! The main character, Martin Decker, is a trained assasin who would like nothing better than to quit the lifestyle and settle down, something not allowed when you're an assassin, a "stray dog." This novel will hold surely hold your interest while Martin goes back/forth between being hunter and hunted!

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Ray Skalski

If you like Ludlum!

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2017

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Read the Jason Bourne books. This is book reads like a high school reading assignment where the writer takes elements from a popular story and changes things so he can pass it as his own. An assassin for a vague , shadow organization flees blindly after one last job. He then is captured, held interoggated and released so that the author has content to fill the pages. Our hero escapes the surveillance after release then aimlessly travels around looking for someone or something before surrendering because they have his kidnapped victim. How do these things get published. Boring, one dimensional characters with a back story that no cares about.

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Ragnaar

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018

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Not as good as I was expecting, way to many bad guys lurking behind every bush and bike messenger.

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Decaturranger

Good mystery/thriller that was not "over-explained" as so many are ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2017

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Good mystery/thriller that was not "over-explained" as so many are today i.e. the Tom Clancy syndrome. Good job here by author and good read for you

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Superb

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2024

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A really good read this. A bit different to other action books. Well paced and very well written. Decker is a really hard boiled character who grows on you. Enjoyable

Connie Winter

Exciting

Reviewed in Canada on September 12, 2018

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Good read