Book description
Michael Hendricks is not a good man.
He doesn't deserve a good life.
But he is very good at his job.
He's the killing kind.
He knows he's a bad person, but he still has a code: he doesn't work for anyone but himself, and he never kills civilians. Heā¦
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Michael Hendricks is a hitman with a very particular skillsetāif you can afford him, heāll kill the person who is trying to kill you.
Holmās book is riddled with pulse-pounding action and excellent character work, but at the core of it is an incredibly engaging protagonistā¦who happens to be sparring with a deliciously evil antagonist.Ā
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