The Fixer of Sorts
The Fixer of Sorts is a novella by Sri Lankan author Athyab Muhith. The novella is a BLEND of crime, and thriller elements, centring on two characters Elena Bocharova and Dex. This novella is the first of a series of novels centring around the characters introduced here.
The book was published on the 29th of April 2017 by Amazon Digital Services LLC using their free distribution platform.
Plot summary
The story starts off with Elena Bocharova and her partner, Barry, following a lead to a case on a designer [...] called Morning Winter. They are however temporarily reassigned a case to apprehend Dex, a notorious assassin.
With the help of a special agent, Jessica Chen, who assists the team get closer to Dex. Dex's targets are a group of 4 individuals who have been codenamed after the 4 incarnations from the song Highwayman. The individuals have stolen a large amount of money and valuables belonging to crime lord, Marcello Spiteri. Spiteri hires Dex to deal with them and retrieve what was stolen. The murders are of very close resemblance to the way the incarnations meet their end in the song.
Elena and Barry are always one step behind when chasing after Dex, but however are able to get to the last target before him. With a deadly firefight looming between law enforcement and rival gang members belonging to Jonathan SandS, all after the last loot bag. Barry is killed in the exchange and Elena is gravely wounded in the end. Dex comes to the rescue by [...] the rest of the Sands Mafia.
It is revealed that Dex was an apprentice of Elena's estranged father, Dimitri. Dex is later caught and apparently shot dead when making his escape from the scene.
The epilogue shows that Dex is believed to be dead by the rest of the world, but in fact he's held captive by Jessica.
Characters
- Elena Bocharova – Junior detective wanting to prove herself. Her estranged father, Dimitri Bocharova, is connected to the Russian mob.
- Dex – One of the best assassins in the world.
- Barry Marshall – Elena's partner for the past few years.
- Jessica Chen – A mysterious special agent who seems to have ties with all characters concerned.
- Chris Jackson – The captain of Elena's and Barry's precinct.
Criminals:
- Marcello Spiterri – Crime lord who hires Dex after his poker game was robbed.
- Elliot Ginsberg – Spiterri's consigliere.
- Dimitri Bocharova – Elena's estranged father.
- Melissa Rivers – Main source behind the inflow of Morning Winter into New York.
- Jimmy Irving – Codenamed "Highwayman." One of the perpetrators behind the poker game heist.
- Alan Parnell – Codenamed "Sailor." One of the perpetrators behind the poker game heist.
- Juan Carlos Montemayor Badillo – Codenamed "Dam Builder." One of the perpetrators behind the poker game heist.
- Guillermo – Codenamed "Starship Pilot." One of the perpetrators behind the poker game heist.
Other Characters:
- Janet Marshall – Barry's ex-wife.
- Sofia Marshall – Barry's daughter.