词条 | The Fixer of Sorts |
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| name = The Fixer of Sorts | image = | caption = Cover of first edition (eBook) | author = Athyab Muhith | country = Sri Lanka | language = English | subject = | genre = Crime | publisher = Amazon Digital Services LLC, Independent | release_date = 29 April 2017 | media_type = Print (hardback & paperback) and eBook | pages = 110 pages | isbn = 1521181853 }}The Fixer of Sorts is a novella by Sri Lankan author Athyab Muhith. The novella is a blend of crime, and thriller elements, centring on two characters Elena Bocharova and Dex. This novella is the first of a series of novels centring around the characters introduced here.[1] The book was published on the 29th of April 2017 by Amazon Digital Services LLC using their free distribution platform.[2] Plot summaryThe story starts off with Elena Bocharova and her partner, Barry, following a lead to a case on a designer drug called Morning Winter. They are however temporarily reassigned a case to apprehend Dex, a notorious assassin. With the help of a special agent, Jessica Chen, who assists the team get closer to Dex. Dex's targets are a group of 4 individuals who have been codenamed after the 4 incarnations from the song Highwayman. The individuals have stolen a large amount of money and valuables belonging to crime lord, Marcello Spiteri. Spiteri hires Dex to deal with them and retrieve what was stolen. The murders are of very close resemblance to the way the incarnations meet their end in the song. Elena and Barry are always one step behind when chasing after Dex, but however are able to get to the last target before him. With a deadly firefight looming between law enforcement and rival gang members belonging to Jonathan Sands, all after the last loot bag. Barry is killed in the exchange and Elena is gravely wounded in the end. Dex comes to the rescue by killing the rest of the Sands Mafia. It is revealed that Dex was an apprentice of Elena's estranged father, Dimitri. Dex is later caught and apparently shot dead when making his escape from the scene. The epilogue shows that Dex is believed to be dead by the rest of the world, but in fact he's held captive by Jessica. Characters
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