Book of the Week: Kevin Wignall's "Who Is Conrad Hirst?"

One of my favorite reads of the past few months, Kevin Wignall's Who Is Conrad Hirst? is an excellent thriller about an assassin suffering from a major identity crisis. When his world is turned upside down, Conrad Hirst goes on a violent and bloody existential journey, searching for answers to impossible questions. More le Carré than Ludlum, Who Is Conrad Hirst? is a surprising, smart and very satisfying book. (Check back soon for my full-length review.)

Comments

[I.J.Parker]

Kevin writes wonderfully tight prose. I'm still trying to get my head around the amoral mindset of the protagonists -- since I keep trying for the opposite myself. Just a matter of time, I think.

[David J. Montgomery]

The description I wrote sounds kind of lame, but the book is excellent.

And I.J., you're absolutely right about the tight prose -- lean and mean, all the way.