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內容簡介 二零一八最新美劇《追殺夏娃》的原著小說,與以往你所看到間諜劇絕對不一樣!薇拉奈爾是世界上最厲害的刺客。她是來自俄羅斯的孤兒,在黑幫老大的養父被殺之後,她被一個名叫「十二」的組織救出,並且接受嚴格的訓練,成為世界上最厲害的刺客。她的目標都是金字塔頂端的那些人,常受雇於暗殺那些有權有勢的富人,在一次暗殺俄羅斯政客的任務中,薇拉奈爾卻為自己惹上了難以擺脫的敵人……夏娃是前英國MI6情報單位的官員,平時安靜不搶鋒頭,但因為過往的生活,讓她培養出可以快速判斷狀況的能力,加上她天生出色的智力,工作表現優異。因國家安全組織的指派,接下了一個任務,找出一位暗殺者,抓住或者殺了她,連援助她的人都不能放過。兩人的追逐帶讀者踏遍世界各地的貪腐的政府、犯罪組織的勢力範圍,在這場鬥爭中,有人可以全身而退嗎?The breakneck thriller that inspired TV sensation Killing Eve, starring Sandra Oh, "unlike any other spy drama you've seen." - Daily BeastVillanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of the game, she specializes in murdering the world's richest and most powerful. But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she draws a relentless foe to her tail.Eve Polastri (not a codename) is a former MI6 operative hired by the national security services for a singular task: to find and capture or kill the assassin responsible, and those who have aided her. Eve, whose quiet and otherwise unextraordinary life belies her quick wit and keen intellect, accepts the mission.The ensuing chase will lead them on a trail around the world, intersecting with corrupt governments and powerful criminal organizations, all leading towards a final confrontation from which neither will emerge unscathed. Codename Villanelle is a sleek, fast-paced international thriller from an exciting new voice in fiction.
作者介紹
作者介紹 Luke JenningsLuke Jennings is the author of the memoir Blood Knots, short-listed for the Samuel Johnson and William Hill prizes, and of several novels, including the Booker Prize-nominated Atlantic. As a journalist he has written for The Observer, Vanity Fair, the New Yorker and Time.