The Reaper's Circle: Urban Hunter

Publisher Marketing: To the average person, committing murder is a heinous crime that leaves the family members and loved ones grieving and asking the question why? However, to a small group of people both men and women, they've chose this life and some have even turned it into somewhat of a gruesome art. By that I mean that they specialise in the way they carry out the killings. Chris Powell's one of those people in fact you'd probably know him better as a contract killer. His speciality is arranging the death of someone so that to the authorities it could pass off as being just another tragic accident. There are though those special occasions when a client insists that the killing be public as either a sign to others not to cross a certain line or just for personal satisfaction. Either way the reasoning behind the kill is of no interest to Chris as all he's interested in is the money. To this aim when offered the contract he gives the client one price and one price only to complete the hit of which there will be no further negotiation. Once his price has been agreed and the money paid into his private account, that's the time when he will proceed with making the necessary arrangements. Chris has travelled all over the world plying his trade and knows that at any time he himself could become the target of a disgruntled family member. So to that aim he strives to keep his true identity a secret using an array of different names when working. Contributor Bio:  Atkins, R M I am retired and live with my wife Chris on the Isle of Wight. This is a holiday Island, situated a couple of miles off the south coast of England. I began writing short stories a few years ago starting with bedtime stories for children. Now though I'm concentrating my writing for the adult readers