The Perfect Assassin
- Published
- 1 January 2004
- Pages
- 360
- ISBN-13
- 9781933515151
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Perfect Assassin, published in 2004, is Ward Larsen's debut introducing David Slaton, a former Mossad assassin codenamed Kidon. Most editions now number it as the series' first book, though it was written a decade before Larsen relaunched the character with Assassin's Game.
Key facts about The Perfect Assassin
The Perfect Assassin is a novel by Ward Larsen. Readers have had it since 2004. It runs to 360 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of The Perfect Assassin. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781933515151 to find the main one.
The Perfect Assassin is book 1 of 11 in the David Slaton series. The series has 11 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Dark Vector is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 1 February 2025.
Additionally, Ward Larsen writes Jack Ryan and Jammer Davis as separate series. Those series sit on our thriller shelf. Meanwhile, Rules of Engagement is the latest published Ward Larsen book on file, from 19 May 2026.
About Ward Larsen
Ward Larsen flew F-16s in the U.S. Air Force — twenty-two combat missions during Operation Desert Storm — then went on to work as a federal law-enforcement officer, airline captain and trained aircraft accident investigator, expertise he's put directly to use across two long-running thriller series. See every Ward Larsen book in order.
Its place in David Slaton
The Perfect Assassin is book 1 in the David Slaton series. It is followed by Assassin's Game. See the full David Slaton reading order.
David Slaton is a former Mossad assassin — codenamed Kidon — trying, across nine novels and counting, to retire from a trade that keeps pulling him back in for one more impossible job. Ward Larsen, a former F-16 fighter pilot and airline pilot, launched the character in his debut The Perfect Assassin (2004, later folded into the numbered series), then relaunched him a decade later with Assassin's Game (2014), the book most editions treat as the series' true starting point. From there Slaton is chased through a…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780976124306
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781933515151
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781933515274