Smart, stylish and deadly, THE KILLING SPIRIT is the ultimate anthology of literary noir. Enter a world of chaos and violence--the world of the hit man--as interpreted by some of the most acclaimed writers of our time, from Hemingway to Highsmith--where the only order is that imposed by an assassin's bullet. (Jay) Hopler has tracked down a remarkable number of hit-man stories by a remarkable collection of authors.--NEW YORK PRESS.