The Fraternity of The Stone

Author: David Morrell
Genre: Suspense-Thriller
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The story revolves around a has-been assassin who retires from the profession and the world and takes refuge in a monastery. After leading a silent, solitary existence for seven years, his past catches up with him. In a mysterious, brutal attack, all the occupants of the monastery are wiped out. Except one.
Thrust back into the world he left willingly, our hero unwillingly finds himself remembering and using skills he thought he’d forgotten.
The book is by no means a recent one. It was published in 1987. But the storyline is such that it grips you by the throat even today. The style is racy, the story is tightly written and the characters are thoroughly believable.
Throughout the book, the plot takes numerous twists and turns and goes into flashbacks which only serve to heighten the suspense. An extremely readable book.
But please, read it at leisure. You won’t be able to put it down once started.