The Agent of Death

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The Agent of Death
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Author Nelson DeMille
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Leisure Books
Publication date
1975
Preceded by The Hammer of God  
Followed by The Smack Man  

The Agent of Death is the third of Nelson DeMille's novels about NYPD Sergeant Joe Ryker. It was published in 1974, and then republished in 1989 with the DeMille pseudonym Jack Cannon as the author and The Death Squad as the title. The story focuses on Ryker's attempt to stop an unstable CIA assassin in New York City. [1]

  1. "The Agent of Death". Nelson DeMille's Official Website.



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