The ethical assassin (Record no. 12236)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02007nam a22002537a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20231109151833.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 190215s2006 nyu 000 1 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 140006421X |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | QCPL |
| Description conventions | rda |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | Fic |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Liss, David |
| Relator term | author |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The ethical assassin |
| Remainder of title | : a novel |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | / David Liss |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Ballantine Books, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | [2006] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 327 pages |
| 336 ## - Content Type | |
| Source | rdacontent |
| Content type term | text |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Source | rdamedia |
| Media type term | unmediated |
| 338 ## - Carrier Type | |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| Carrier type term | volume |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | No one is more surprised than Lem Altick when it turns out he’s actually good at peddling encyclopedias door to door. He hates the predatory world of sales, but he needs the money to pay for college. Then things go horribly wrong. In a sweltering trailer in rural Florida, a couple whom Lem has spent hours pitching is shot dead before his eyes, and the unassuming young man is suddenly pulled into the dark world of conspiracy and murder. Not just murder: assassination– or so claims the killer, the mysterious and strangely charismatic Melford Kean, who has struck without remorse and with remarkable good cheer. But the self-styled ethical assassin hadn’t planned on a witness, and so he makes Lem a deal: Stay quiet and there will be no problems. Go to the police and take the fall. <br/><br/>Before Lem can decide, he is drawn against his will into the realm of the assassin, a post-Marxist intellectual with whom he forms an unlikely (and perhaps unwise) friendship. The ethical assassin could be a charming sociopath, eco-activist, or vigilante for social justice. To unravel the mystery and save himself, Lem must descend deep into a bizarre world he never knew existed, where a group of desperate–and genuinely deranged–schemers have hatched a plan that will very likely keep Lem from leaving town alive. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Sales personnel |
| Form subdivision | Fiction |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Source of term | gsafd |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Suspense fiction |
| 9 (RLIN) | 10528 |
| 690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mystery, thriller & suspense |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Lost status | Library use only | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Barcode | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction | Main Library | Main Library | Fiction Area | 03/22/2010 | Donation | Fic L772e 2006 | 105194d | Book |