Vendetta

The Marksman #1: “Vendetta” by Peter McCurtin. The story starts out with Philip Magellan on a vendetta to kill Mafioso boss, Dino Flavel. The story gives no reason, but the information on the back of the book states that the Mafia tried to hire Magellan to run their armory for them. You see, since he was a young boy he has known every weapon there is and how to handle them. Since he refuses, they kill his wife and son, so he’s after them now. There is no plot to this first story, just a lot of running around and killing. When he finally gets to Flavel, he leaves him alive so he’ll continue worrying what Magellan will do next; that is, if he doesn’t die in the hotel fire Magellan has started. Like a lot of men’s action novels there was no need for plot, just massive killing and sex. Strangely, there was no sex in this one, though.