Postcards from an Assassin: Life After Death

About the Book

Who is Matthijs van Guilder? Walt, the sheriff, thinks he is a devil. Margaret, Walt’s wife, thinks he is an angel. Bryan, Walt’s son, thinks he is a hero. Janice thinks he’s the best thing that’s ever happened to her. Nigel, who has known him for a long time, thinks he is an arrogant, quirky, cold-blooded assassin – and one of his best employees. Mat sees himself as alternately angry, funny, deadly, damaged, clever, well read, a film buff, successful and homeless. Can they all be right? Is this ghost real? This is a story of identity; of the unlikely romance between two middle-aged misfits, along with some dog behavior, paganism and a good chase, all intrinsic to the tale. It is a story about what is said and what is not said; a story of fate, fact and fiction all tangled up. It is a story that intruded itself, pre-formed, intact, to a reluctant consciousness and insisted on being written down…for better or worse.

About the Author

Writing was always my most satisfying and precise way of communicating a thought, taking the time to choose the right words to express myself as I intended; but I had never written fiction or dialog or encountered a character as my "co-author" until this story. I tried to weave real life with fiction to make an enjoyable tale that parallels everyday life closely enough to feel "real", without relying on impossible scenarios to maintain some tension. Several people commented early on that the writing is very visual and keeps the reader interested in what's next. I am retired, my home is in Brooklyn in a brick row house, and I have kept a variety of pets, mostly dogs, since i969. There is life after retirement.