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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book because of the smart heroine. Nadia Stafford has to be, she's a hitman. People just don't last long in that business without brains. Either you get caught or you get killed. Nadia, or &quot;Dee&quot; (as she is called by other assassins who don't know her real name), was once a cop...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25263453">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love compelling beginnings, and with two murders in the opening chapters—one from the victim’s point of view and the other from a hitwoman’s viewpoint—I knew I’d be in for a good read. After her mission, Nadia Stafford returns to normal life as owner of a nature lodge in Ontario, unaware...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25078115">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is what could be the first in a series... and I loved it!<br/><br/>Nadia is a character all in herself. Her thoughts, her feelings, everything she sees - as the reader, you see. The way Armstrong incorporated Nadia's past into the novel was excellent. Not all right at the beginning, and you k...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17537877">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is quite different from the Women of the Otherworld series by Armstrong. It's a fascinating, estimated peek inside the world of the hitmen/women. I really enjoyed it and look forward to another novel with Nadia as the lead character. Her mentor and the way he spoke drove me up the wall though. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5901099">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Popular fantasy author Kelley Armstrong (Women of the Otherworld series) makes her first foray into crime fiction, with the debut of a series of non-paranormal novels featuring female assassin Nadia Stafford.<br/><br/>Nadia Stafford is one of the world's few female contract killers. A former cop, drummed out of the force because of a scandal, she is an expert at disguise and cool under pressure. But when fellow hitman Jack arrives on the scene, Nadia's very private existence is seriously challenged.<br/><br/>A series of victims are being murdered seemingly at random all over the country&mdash;different areas, different walks of life, different MOs. There is nothing to tie them together except a random page torn out of a single book: <em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Helter Skelter" title=" Helter Skelter"> Helter Skelter</a></em>. But does the Helter Skelter killer&mdash;as the hysterical media now dub him&mdash;have a real connection to Charles Manson? Or is there something even more sinister at work?<br/><br/>Is this, in fact&mdash;as Jack believes&mdash; the carefully planned exit strategy of a fellow professional killer, determined to leave the life, but equally determined to clear up an old mistake? And, if so, which is the real victim?<br/><br/>Now, the highly suspicious and secretive hitman community will have to break their cover&mdash;at least, to each other&mdash;and help take down this killer before the cops and the Feds discover his true connection to their own secret, exclusive society&hellip;.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Armstrong tells a good tale. I've always found her characters interesting and believable. The main story of hitmen on the trail of a hitman turned serial killer hits both my buttons of teamwork and a motley crew who must work together without necessarily trusting each other. In addition, Armstrong w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6894028">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a really good mystery novel.  I am a big fan of Armstrong's paranormal series and wanted to give this a chance even tho its out of my current genre interest.  I was happily surprised that the writing in this book is just as good as the other series.  There were no werewolves or vampires, but...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55732115">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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