Midnight Man

7.0 / 10 average from 2 rated reviews

NOW YOU SEE HIM ... Law-enforcement officials think they've seen everything until they bump into Elmo Wimpler, the inventor of a substance that can make anything invisible. Wimpler's found his niche in life by dropping out of sight - literally - and killing with a device that crushes skulls. His victims are multiplying, there are no clues in sight, and authorities are groping in the dark. Under suspicion themselves, Remo and Chiun set out to play blindman's bluff with the killer no one can see, but they, too, draw a blank. As they stalk their quarry sight unseen, the assasin's ultimate target materializes: a deposed Middle Eastern sovereign with a $25 million price tag on his head. The United States has granted him asylum, and it's up to Remo and Chiun to bring the curtain down on Wimpler's operation before he sends the monarch to Kingdome Come ... NOW YOU DON'T!

Reviews (2)

Gunslinger 6/10 May 29, 2013

A fun outing that had a put-upon loser who develops a paint that can render anything invisible. After being rejected by neighbors and a company for inventions, he turns to assassination. Enter Remo and Chuin, who try to protect an exiled dictator with a price on his head. Elmo Wimpler was a hoot, and the normal banter between the boys made this fairly entertaining.

Dorian McCann 8/10 February 1, 2002

Midnight man is a fairly entertaining novel. Of course, as usual, a bit of 'suspension of disbelief' needs to be used here to enjoy the book fully. It was hard for me to actualy root one way or the other in the novel. You actualy feel sorry for the "bad guy" and take his side on things sometimes. The ending is a bit weak but it has to be to keep Remo and Chiun from appearing cold hearted, which they actualy are being hired killers, but normaly you don't really think like that. I give this one 8 out of 10.