Book excerpt: After withdrawing from the world for four years in Venezuela, our Killer reappears on the scene. What brought him back? Boredom, fatigue, the need for action? His old friend, Mariano, recommends him for a quick-and-dirty freelance job. Except the job, obviously, is worse than it seemed at first. Remove one banker and one international oil broker, sure, no problem. But why is his third and final target a nun, Madre Luisa, so devoted, selfless, and invested in her ministry to the poorest of the poor in all of Latin America? Our Killer suspects something fishy, so he sets out to strike a deal, but instead decides to play a double game. Complicating matters is his affair with a lovely Cuban officer, who convinces him to side with the Cubans, but the Americans are closing in on him fast…