The Palazzo Falconieri stands on a promontory on one of the smaller Italian lakes. Codename Villanelle is a sleek, fast-paced international thriller from an exciting new voice in fiction. 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. Eve, whose quiet and otherwise unextraordinary life belies her quick wit and keen intellect, accepts the mission. But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she draws a relentless foe to her tail.Įve 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. 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. Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world’s most skilled assassins. Jennings found a mentor in a young intelligence officer who taught him any things, but the end of that man’s journey was truly heartbreaking as he fell into the hands of the IRA.The breakneck thriller that inspired TV sensation Killing Eve, starring Sandra Oh, “unlike any other spy drama you’ve seen” ( Daily Beast). He used library books to teach himself to fish, and the progress was slow, but he kept at it and got some help from a series of inspirational teachers. The book sees Jennings tell of his time growing up in the 1960s near the lakes and rives of Sussex.

Jennings also wrote a popular memoir called Blood Knots: Of Fathers, Friendship and Fishing. An exciting story that will leave you wanting for more. The two ensue on a chase all across the world and the two become embroiled with corrupt governments and criminal organizations that leaves them both battered. A job to take out a Russian politician draws out Eve Poastri, a former MI6 operative, who is sent to find and kill the assassin responsible for the murder. The book focuses on the title character who is one of the most skilled assassins in the world. If You Like Luke Jennings Books, You’ll Love…Ĭodename Villanelle is the book that directly inspired the Killing Eve television show and this is the first book in the series.

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