Hitman: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors

Type: Book

As of November 2026, Hitman: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Morbid | Podcast (Feb 2026). In the Morbid podcast episode "Episode 753: The 'Hitman' Murders," James Perry is mentioned as having recommended Hitman: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors, which he ordered along with another book in 1992. The book was key evidence in the case, as the jury concluded that Perry used it as a blueprint to commit the murders.

Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors is a book written under the pseudonym Rex Feral and published by Paladin Press in 1983. Paladin Press owner Peder Lund stated, in an interview with 60 Minutes, that the book started life as a detailed crime novel written by a Florida housewife, and that the format was later changed to appeal to Paladin's reader base accustomed to the publisher's non-fiction books on military, survivalist, weapons and similar topics. The book portrays itself