Sam Fisher- Heart Shots

  Fisher knew what was coming. He could see it in the man's posture, in the flick of his eyes.

  The man turned his head back toward the sliding-glass doors, and said, "Okay, okay . . ."

  Fisher took a wide step to his left, and a half second later the man made his move. Left hand still raised above his head, the man spun his torso counterclockwise, revealing his right hand and the 9mm it held. The muzzle flashed orange. The bullet thunked into the wall where Fisher had been standing a moment earlier. Fisher fired twice, both bullets entering within an inch of each other directly beneath the man's armpit. Both bullets shredded his heart. Already dead, he pitched forward over the edge of the bed, his legs jutting skyward for a few moments before he crumpled into a ball on the carpet.

- Conviction, Chapter 19