

In one of the orphanages, she wan diagnosed with Sociopathic Personality Disorder. It is revealed her Ukranian mother died when she was seven and that her dad was often drunk and left her in orphanages up until his death. The man states she is lucky that the police found her first or she would be otherwise dead. Three years ago, a man lays out Oxana's charges for the murder of three gangsters.

She leaves and it is revealed she is Oxana Vorontsova who was in remand for murder three years prior. Villanelle receives a single coded message, DEFLECT from a man named Konstantin. Two weeks later, in Paris, a young woman called Villanelle is approached by a couple in an elite private members club. The speaker proposes to assassinate Greco.

He is also revealed to have killed a operative of the Twelve. It is revealed he has killed 2 Judges, 4 Senior officers, and a pregnant journalist. In Italy, 12 unidentified men discuss gang Lord Salvatore Greco. Codename Villanelle is a sleek, fast-paced international thriller from an exciting new voice in fiction. The ensuing chase will lead them on a trail around the world, intersecting with corrupt governments and powerful criminal organizations, all leading towards a final confrontation from which neither will emerge unscathed. Eve, whose quiet and otherwise unextraordinary life belies her quick wit and keen intellect, accepts the mission. But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she draws a relentless foe to her tail.Įve Polastri (not a codename) is a former MI6 operative hired by the national security services for a singular task: to find and capture or kill the assassin responsible, and those who have aided her. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of the game, she specializes in murdering the world's richest and most powerful.

Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins. Villanelle: Shanghai (February 3, 2015).Villanelle: Hollowpoint (August 3, 2014).Code Name Villanelle (February 4, 2014).
