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Remo Williams, aka The Destroyer, is being summoned to the nation's capital by the White House to expose a vicious plot to assassinate the President. The FBI and CIA are coming up empty in their investigation of a string of murderers of top executives around the country and now they need the special talents only The Destroyer can provide. Cutting to the core of the deadly conspiracy, Remo discovers a security leak on Capitol Hill itself and tightens his lethal noose. But, can he and Chiun, show more his Sinanju mentor, stop the killers before the President becomes the last corpse in the long line of The Head Men? show lessTags
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Warren Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on September 13, 1933. Before becoming an author, worked in journalism and politics. In 1971, he started the Destroyer series with Richard Sapir. His other novels include Jericho Day, The Red Moon, The Ceiling of Hell, The Sure Thing, and Honor Among Thieves. He has received various awards show more including the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for The Grandmaster and Pigs Get Fat, and a Special Award for Trace. He has also received the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for The Ceiling of Hell and Another Day, Another Dollar. He also wrote the screenplays for the movies Lethal Weapon 2 and The Eiger Sanction. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Head Men
- Original publication date
- 1977
- People/Characters
- Chiun (Master of Sinanju); Remo Williams; Harold W. Smith; Ernest Walgreen
- Important places
- Washington, D.C., USA
- First words
- This death threat made him think.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"I will take it just this one time. But then...no more Mr. Nice Guy," Chiun said.
- Original language
- English
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- 87
- Popularity
- 368,544
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.25)
- Languages
- English, French, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
- 3
