When 27-year-old Josh Redmont first received the unexpected cheque for a thousand dollars from an organization called United States Agent he was young, single and poor. Unable to locate his mysterious benefactor, Josh starts to feel that somehow everything must be all right when the cheque clears. And the next one a month later. And the next. Now married, with a two-year-old son and a steady job, his monthly cheques have become a mere background to his life. Until, one day, a stranger sits next to him on a bench and says, 'You are now active.' So begins Josh's descent into absurdity and fear. Here is an ordinary man trying to protect his family and survive a carnival ride through a modern hell.
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978-0-7090-7672-8 (9780709076728)
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Donald E. Westlake has written numerous novels over the past thirty-five years under his own name and pseudonyms, including Richard Stark. Many of his books have been made into movies, including The Hunter, which became the brilliant film noir Point Blank and the 1999 smash hit Payback. He penned the Hollywood scripts for The Stepfather and The Grifters, which was nominated for an Academy Award for best screenplay. The winner of three Edgar awards and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Donald E. Westlake lives with his wife, Abby Adams, in rural New York State.