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Fiction. Literature. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:�??Kill Me is that rarest of creations�??a thinking-person�??s thriller. In this age of the same-old same-old-fiction, White�??s novel stands dizzyingly above the pack. The concept is unique (and brilliant), the writing is sharp, observant, and wry (White�??s trademark), and every page is filled with perfectly realized human emotion�??about life, death, and family. Superb.�?��??New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver He�??s fabulously wealthy and lives life to the fullest�??enjoying fast, expensive cars, the love of his beautiful wife, and adventures in every corner of the globe. When a friend is stricken down by a terrible illness, he realizes his only fear is to be diminished by disease. That�??s when he meets the Death Angels, who promise to end his life should he ever face such a fate. The only hitch is that the contract is irrevocable. And once he signs it, he discovers he has one more all-important task to ca… (more)
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The central character is instead one of his patients who has gotten himself into a most unusual situation. A middle-aged medical technology entrepreneur with
He has found he has an unstable and almost inoperable brain aneurism. Prior to his diagnosis, he took out an "insurance" contract with the Death Angels who promise, for a hefty fee, to kill him should he ever become so disabled he would prefer not to live. Ah, but, defining the criteria for considering him disabled is up to him--much like a living will, except he has to set the criteria ahead of time and live with them thereafter. The contract is not reversible nor can he ever contact them again.
And therein lies the tale: a sick man who has discovered he has a son he never knew about--a boy he meets and desperately wants to get to know and to help. The problem? He has set the bar too low and the Death Angels are trying to fulfill their contract.
At first I thought, "Well, Damn! I wanted to find out what was going on in Alan Gregory's life and here is this interloper!" I got over it. It is one of White's best books.