Saint is the second of three novels in Ted Dekker's series The Paradise Novels, which are otherwise known as Project Showdown.
Carl Strople is an assassin, sniper rifle extraordinaire, recruited by the X Group, which hires its assassination services out to anyone who pays. He goes through extremely rigorous training, which tears your personality down brick by brick until the foundation is cracked, and then builds it back up as someone else, as well as other exercises like hitting a target from 500 meters while in a box filled with angry black wasps, that "adversely affect your muscles." During training, Carl develops a mutual attraction to his handler Kelly and finds a fierce rival practically out for his soul. He is.
During his first mission, assassinate a world leader at the UN peace summit in New York, strange emotions start cropping up, causing Carl to lose focus and head towards failing the mission. From this, he and Kelly embarks on a journey to find his history and true self.
This book contains examples of:
- MacGyvering: Carl knows how to make a bomb out of chemicals commonly found in a bathroom, make a stiletto out of a hanger in 20 seconds.
- Prophet Eyes: At the climax of the book, the title character removes the sunglasses he's wearing and his startled nemesis informs him that his eyes are white.
