A short, but enjoyable read akin to an extended Twilight Zone episode. At the onset, some readers may be turned off by the prose. However, the assassin is narrating for a spell and all returns to ‘normal’. The dialogue and cast of tragic characters easily allow the tale to unfold. I really can’t get into the guts/revelations of the story without ruining the read. The only thing I will say, since the assassin is known for his remarkable ability to stage murders as suicides, is that I finished reading this book, then got word that one of my favorite singers was found dead in his hotel. Suicide they say. Hmm. One major undercurrent (not giving the story away) – live life. Enjoy it. Embrace all that surrounds. Author provided paperback copy for review.
4 of 5 stars. From the Publisher:
A woman of plain living, Gwen Orangegrave would rather balance budgets all day than enjoy life. Maybe you can’t help being a killjoy, when you work for the biggest mob in Boston and you’re married to the boss, a man even stricter than you. Corbin Locke, the mob’s man in Congress, shows Gwen a new life and reignites old feelings—until he throws her over and cheats the mob all in one day. To get their revenge on him, the mob hires only the best: a nameless hitman so young and cheerful, you’d never know he’s the master of faking suicides. As the woman scorned, Gwen goes along at first. But when doubts come, she seeks another solution. Risking the wrath of both mob and assassin, her search will confront her with what she lost in the past, and who she might save in the future. She must fight for a man’s life—and perhaps hers, too—while evading the grim reapers who roam Boston. Little does Gwen know how deep her quest will take her into the hitman’s world of dark magic. Killjoy or not, can she prove any match for the best killer in the world?
