The City's Assassin

By Matthew Raup

An island in the sea is razed to the ground, and a child is left with only two choices: stay on the island to rebuild with his brother, or seek revenge. Apollo Bolland grows up, finds his parents' killer in a City on the mainland, and experiences the revenge he'd always wanted. Ten years later, Apollo has risen to the top of the City as both a publicly known Aristocrat and a publicly feared assassin. He's built a life on solidarity, trusting in himself, and keeping nobody close. But when the ripples of his revenge come back to him, he finds himself in need of companionship. As new problems arise and he becomes overwhelmed, Apollo finds friends where he never expected. A fellow aristocrat, a fellow assassin, an old classmate, and a beautiful woman all begin a search for the nameless enemy out to get Apollo. Through the strife caused by his foe, Apollo learns to accept help, learns to trust others, and learns to love. Nothing in this world is more inspiring and worthwhile than love and friendship. And although Apollo has wealth and power, he realizes that he'd give everything up to keep the friendships and the love that he finds. Action and mystery drive the characters to move forward, but the connections they make with each other and the lessons about friendship and love they learn is what really brings everything together.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466404280
• ISBN13: 9781466404281
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.4" x 5.0"