Pest Control by Bill Fitzhugh

Professional Exterminator - fifteen years of experience! Lethal new concept! Leaves no trace!

Well, that's the ad Bob Dillon put in the newspaper after he'd quit his job as a pest controller for a firm whose ethics he disagrees with. Dillon wants to use a natural way to control the bugs and he is passionate about it. The only thing is that his ad is misinterpreted by people who want to get rid of inconvenient people. They think Bob Dillon is a top assassin and despite his reassurances that he is not he becomes the focus of an investigation as well as "proper" assassins who want to check out the new competition. And, when his supposed targets actually die, then they all are certain that Dillon is the new master assassin, leaving to trace behind. A family member of one of those "targets" puts a price on Dillon's head and the hunt is on.

It was hilariously funny and I really enjoyed reading it. The book doesn't just give you an entertaining story, it also gives you lessons on various bugs and their traits which in any other book would have been boring but it works really well here. You do get attached to Bob Dillon as he's a normal guy who just happens to be misinterpreted and he's got a big portion of good luck on his side which is needed when you're up against the top assassins of the world as well as the CIA. I found the book in a 2nd hand book store and I'm really glad I picked it up, it was a bargain at £1.50!