The Ethical Assassin

The Ethical Assassin
Author(s)	David Liss
Publisher	Ballantine Books
Publication date	March 2006

The Ethical Assassin

A 2006 novel written by David Liss^[1]^[2] that revolves around Lemuel (Lem) Atlick, a door to door encyclopedia salesman who is caught in the middle of an assassination and becomes a sole witness. The novel is a major departure from the series of economic history adventures Liss had previously written and a venture into black humor and modern satire.

References

^ "'The Ethical Assassin' is a killer rant". USA Today. 22 March 2006. http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2006-03-22-audio-ethical-assassin_x.htm. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
^ "Sales Can Be Murder". The Washington Post. 5 March 2006. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/02/AR2006030201488.html. Retrieved 22 October 2010.

Works by David Liss

Novels	A Conspiracy of Paper (2000) The Coffee Trader (2003) A Spectacle of Corruption (2004) The Ethical Assassin (2006) The Whiskey Rebels (2008) The Devil's Company (2009)