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The Fifth Profession by Morrell, David, 1943- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Fifth Profession about?
<p><P>From the bestselling author of First Blood comes a spectacular thriller, in which a former Navy SEAL and a Japanese samurai master are bound together in a terrifying past that never happened.</p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>The author of The Brotherhood of the Rose and First Blood , which introduced Rambo, has written a tale with intriguing potential as an exploration of memory, time and identity, but the promise is squandered in a welter of confusion. Ex-SEAL Savage (identified only by his surname), is an ``executive protector,'' a member of the ``fifth profession'' who provide protection and vengeance for their clients. Assigned by the cadre's founder to guard a Japanese tycoon just arrived in the U.S., Savage barely survives a murderous attack during which the tycoon and Savages' Japanese counterpart, bodyguard Akira, are apparently killed. Months later, on a mission to rescue the American wife of an abusive Greek shipping magnate, Savage encounters Akira again. Each man recalls seeing the other die. Joining forces to solve the mystery, they discover that the hotel where the ``killings'' occurred never existed, and that there's no trace of Savage's stay in a Harrisburg h
Who reads The Fifth Profession?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Morrell, David, 1943-
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Warner Books
- Published
- 1991
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780446360876
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Adventure, Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.98 / 5 (44 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14