The Thin Man's Poison - by Randall Jarmon (Paperback)

About the Book

Lars Brent's a frail-looking Canadian scientist, who has invented a wonder drug. It's worth a trillion dollars, but he cannot cash in. Two reasons: It's the best poison ever, and he's the world-class counter-assassin using it.

Book Synopsis

This techno thriller concerns Lars Brent. He's a frail-looking Canadian scientist who has invented a wonder drug. It's easily worth half a trillion dollars, but he has no hopes of cashing in. Why? Five years ago, he used his invention to kill assassins.

Lars Brent, code named Needles, is a thin Canadian scientist who looks barely able to withstand winter winds. Yet he's a counter-assassin, who kills with a revolutionary poison and with cold-blooded cunning. He soon will hunt three deadly contract killers, doing so while fully aware treachery awaits him.

His hunting also will be distracted by love. He quickly discovers a co-worker from long ago, Mila Rossi, is now divorced. She's a scientist, herself, and very much his intellectual peer. Brent even thinks Rossi could well be the world's smartest woman. Her cleverness just might save his life before the story's over.

The two worked together years ago inventing poisons at a tiny, secretive Pentagon weapons laboratory in Alabama. When they unexpectedly meet again, Brent and Rossi are instantly attracted to each other. She insists they take things slowly, however, so they set a good example for her two teenagers. She also wants to know if Brent has changed.

The teens already aren't so sure about Brent. Another bad marriage seems far too much for their struggling family to endure. Also, what's to be said for a Canadian man who can't play hockey?

Meanwhile, a huge pharmaceutical company evolves its plot to kidnap, torture, and kill Brent for the recipe to his exotic poison. What Brent has easily would revolutionize the ethical drug industry overnight. Going after Brent would be very dangerous since he might well be the deadliest man in North America, but this particular company has so much money it doesn't care.

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Review Quotes

"... The Thin Man's Poison by Randall Jarmon is an edge-of-your-seat thriller with lots of romantic suspense built in for good measure. ... The characters are perfectly developed ... If you love suspenseful mysteries, you're going to love this and you won't want it to end."

"I love how Lars Brent talks ... I love the tension in the narrative, the pace of the story, and the overall feel of it ... It is a novel that is worth reading well into the night.

"The romance part of the story is brilliantly developed and it enhances the conflict. The Thin Man's Poison is a well-crafted story that features rock-solid characters and a clever plot. It was, for me, an exciting read."

"... I loved the characters ... Needles was a superb protagonist ...There were great villains throughout ... The areas of conflict were absolute perfection and the ending was a punch in the air moment. This novel will be hard to forget ..."

"... The Thin Man's Poison is the type of novel that will translate well as a movie ...Mila Rossi is not the typical trophy girlfriend, but rather a woman who is, in all measure, Lars Brent's equal. This is a fun and memorable romantic suspense thriller."