The Shot

A professional hitman hired by the mob to kill Fidel Castro gets involved in more than he asked for. The hit is sponsored not only by the mob, but also by Kennedy who wants to become the president and then let the mob run the Cuban casinos. The mob possess a film of Kennedy's sexual adventures and thus all are tied-in in this game. When the hitman finds out that his wife also was Kennedy's lover, he takes things into his own... Read Full Review

The Cuban Revolution, Castro, the Mob, the CIA, the FBI, JFK, RFK, Monroe, Sinatra, Hoffa, and the 1960 election. Havana, Miami, Las Vegas, Palm Beach, New York, and Harvard. Capitalism, communism, Khrushchev, spy versus spy, double agents, triple agents, moles, and one Tom Jefferson (alias Marty van Buren) (alias Franklin Pierce), hit man. This rip roaring trip back to the early `60s, complete with movie stars, gangsters,... Read Full Review

Contrary to some of the other reviewers here, I enjoyed this a great deal. It was an interesting concept, well executed. It really holds your attention, and while you might suspect it's another "what if" historical novel, it's not that at all. Revealing the ending would ruin the read, so I'll merely suggest that you read and enjoy. I would concur with others though who suggest The Shot is not up to his Berlin Noir trilogy... Read Full Review

The five stars here are for a well constructed, fun to read twist, on a topic most would consider exhausted.This is my first read of this Author's work, but not my last. The JFK story is one that has been beaten well beyond death. When I first saw the cover, my thought was, "more garbage". I could not have been more wrong.The book is not one that can be reviewed easily as the plot is so precise, well paced, and consistent,... Read Full Review

Philip Kerr has tackled disparate subjects during his writing career, each book hallmarked by meticulous research, and an evocative recreation of the milieu under consideration. "The Shot" carries on the tradition, the locations this time being the USA and Cuba during the Kennedy Presidency. Any description of plot would subtract from the enjoyment of this thriller, but suffice it to say that Kerr has taken an oft commented... Read Full Review