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A shattered life. A killer for hire. Can she stop? Does she want to?
Her assignments were always to kill someone. That' s what a hitman— or hitwoman— is paid to do, and that is what she does. Then comes a surprise assignment— keep someone alive.
She is hired to protect Virginia Martin, the stunning and brilliant chief technology officer of a hot startup with an environmentally important innovation that will change the world. This new gig catches her at a time in her life when she' s hanging on by a thread. Despair and hopelessness— now more intense than she' d felt after the tragic loss of her family— led her to abruptly launch this career. But over time, living as a hired killer is decimating her spirit and she keeps thinking of ending her life.
She' s confused about the " why" of her new commission, but she addresses it with her usual skill and stealth, determined to keep the young CTO alive against the ever-increasing odds.
Some people have to die as she discharges her responsibility to protect this superstar woman amid the crumbling worlds of high finance and future technical wonders.
The spirit of an assassin— and her nameless dog— permeates this struggle to help a young woman as powerful forces mount against her.
Fans of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Dexter will love Exit Strategy
The publication sequence for the book in this series is:
Endings
Exit Strategy
Dead West
Insensible Loss (coming 2024)
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At the start of Richards's intriguing sequel to 2021's Endings, the nameless narrator, a professional hit woman, fatally poisons a man in a restaurant who considers this their first date, but she's not happy about it. With her own past a blur and her only close friend a dog, she morosely drifts along through assignments from her mysterious employers. When she's told to prevent the murder of Virginia Martin, a brilliant scientist who's heading a new corporation that promises to save human civilization by converting trash into energy, she welcomes the chance to protect someone. After disposing of one would-be killer, the narrator begins working backward to discover who would want Virginia dead. Possible suspects include a slick financial promoter and the new company's anxious CEO. As she coolly dissects the motives of the glitzy crowd circling Virginia, she painfully reassesses why she leads the life she does. Of even more interest than the mystery the protagonist must solve is the mystery of who she herself is. Readers will look forward to seeing what's next in store for her.
