Dead Sure - Masinton, Jerry

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Résumé :
Millie Henshawe-intrepid, smart-talking, gay ex-GI-is the field agent (hired gun) for Continental Removals, LLC, in Boston, a niche firm catering to very special clients. In Dead Sure, Millie unravels a Russian gangster's faked death plot amid a web of deception, nuns with pistols, and sinister intentions. Allies become enemies and trust is a luxury as she races to complete the mission. In this humorous crime spoof, a contract killing takes a deadly turn when a supposedly dead Russian mobster resurfaces at his own funeral. As bullets fly in a church, Millie finds herself in a dangerous game involving fake nuns, hidden agendas, and a web of deception. Millie must navigate a treacherous path, uncovering secrets and eliminating threats to complete the contract. Will she succeed, or will this be the contract that jeopardizes everything? As tensions rise and questions mount, the line between ally and enemy blurs, leaving readers on the edge of their seats, craving answers to this puzzle of murder, deception, and betrayal. Dead Sure is the 2nd Millie Henshawe novel in the series....

Biographie:
Jerry Masinton, an emeritus Professor of English at the University of Kansas, is the author of two critical studies-Christopher Marlowe's Tragic Vision and J. P. Donleavy: The Style of His Sadness and Humor. He has also published numerous essays on modern and contemporary American literature. From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s he reviewed books for The Kansas City Star. He and his wife Martha, an editor and former publisher of technical journals, head up a writing group in Lawrence, Kansas called Write-On. They have two daughters, nine grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter. Wrong Man Down is Masinton's first novel. It is followed by Who's Who Among the Dead, featurenig Millie Henshawe, the tough, gay, super-cool assassin who works for Continental Removals LLC in Boston, a niche firm with a very specialized clientele. All three are marked by dark humor, complicated plots, punchy dialogue, and an original cast of characters....

Sommaire:
Millie Henshaw, the caustic, witty assassin from Wrong Man Down, is back in Dead Sure, a darkly hilarious, high-octane noir with interlocking secrets like a Russian nesting doll. Tasked with eliminating a notorious mobster, Millie quickly discovers he's already been declared dead-and yet, someone still wants him iced. What follows is a whirlwind of deception, double-crosses, and bodies stacking up faster than Millie can keep count. From a paranoid mortician hiding unidentified corpses to trigger-happy nuns and a kick-ass protagonist with a penchant for danger, the cast of characters is as unpredictable as the job itself. As Millie navigates Boston's underworld in her black Camaro, facing mobsters who want her dead, she brings her signature wit and unflinching brutality to the chaos. With crackling dialogue straight from the streets and a plot as intricately layered as an espionage thriller, Dead Sure is a wickedly clever, fast-paced ride. It's noir at its grittiest, laced with biting humor, sizzling action, and writing so sharp you'll want to savor every word. In the end, as Millie peels back the final layer of this deadly game, one thing is certain-when it comes to fate and justice, you better be dead sure....