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Take one food writer named Cranky Agnes, add a hitman named Shane, mix them together with a Southern mob wedding, a missing necklace, two annoyed flamingos, and a dog named Rhett and you’ve got a recipe for a sexy, hilarious novel about the disastrous side of true love… Agnes Crandall’s life goes awry when a dognapper invades her kitchen one night, seriously hampering her attempts to put on a wedding that she’s... (more)

The Good Guy

by Dean Koontz

Timothy Carrier, having a beer after work at his friend’s tavern, enjoys drawing eccentric customers into amusing conversations. But the jittery man who sits next to him tonight has mistaken Tim for someone very different—and passes to him a manila envelope full of cash. “Ten thousand now. You get the rest when she’s gone. ” The stranger walks out, leaving a photo of the pretty woman marked for death, and her... (more)

Beat the Reaper: A Novel

by Josh Bazell

Dr. Peter Brown is an intern at Manhattan's worst hospital, with a talent for medicine, a shift from hell, and a past he'd prefer to keep hidden. Whether it's a blocked circumflex artery or a plan to land a massive malpractice suit, he knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men. Pietro "Bearclaw" Brnwna is a hitman for the mob, with a genius for violence, a well-earned fear of sharks, and an overly close... (more)

Nadia Stafford: Book 1

Exit Strategy

by Kelley Armstrong

From the author of the acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series comes an exciting new heroine whose most secret identity is both lucrative…and lethal. Regulars at Nadia’s nature lodge don’t ask what she does in the off-season. And that’s a good thing. If she told them, she’d have to kill them. She’s a hit woman for a Mafia family. Tough and self-sufficient, Nadia doesn’t owe anyone any explanations. But that... (more)

Layer Cake

by J. J. Connolly

Our narrator's too smart to tell you his name ("if I <did>, you'd be as clever as me"), but he's not afraid to tell you everything else about the "layer cake"-London's intricately arranged constellation of underworld fiefdoms. He's a drug dealer who's planning to retire on his thirtieth birthday-after one last great score-to a life as "a gentleman of leisure." Only problem is his boss, the crime kingpin... (more)

Underboss:sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia(unabridged)

Underboss:sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia(unabridged)

by Peter Maas

Sammy the Bull Gravano is the highest-ranking member of the Mafia in America ever to defeat. In telling Gravano's story, Peter Maas brings us as never before into the innermost sanctums of the Cosa Nostra as if we were there ourselves--a secret underworld of power, lust, greed, betrayal, and deception, with the specter of violent death always waiting in the wings.

Hitman, Book One

by William C. Dietz

The clone assassin has been played long enough– now it’s more than a game. Bred to kill, Agent 47 is The Agency’s most valuable assassin. So when a competing murder-for-hire organization decides to destroy The Agency, the first person they target for elimination is Agent 47. Tasking someone to off the best hitman in the business is one thing; getting the job done is another. When the attempt falls short, Agent 47... (more)

People Die: A Novel

by Kevin Wignall

JJ is a model employee. He does his work quietly and competently, and he keeps his nose clean. But JJ's job is murder for hire, and when the kind of company he works for undergoes restructuring, people don't get fired -- they get fired upon. So for the first time in his life, JJ is not just a predator; he's the prey, and he doesn't even know why. All he knows is that the people close to him are being killed,... (more)

Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling

Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling

by Bret Hart

In his own words, Bret Hart’s honest, perceptive, startling account of his life in and out of the pro wrestling ring. The sixth-born son of the pro wrestling dynasty founded by Stu Hart and his elegant wife, Helen, Bret Hart is a Canadian icon. As a teenager, he could have been an amateur wrestling Olympic contender, but instead he turned to the family business, climbing into the ring for his dad’s western... (more)

Nadia Stafford: Book 2

Made to Be Broken

by Kelley Armstrong

The author of the acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series returns with her latest novel featuring an exciting heroine with a lethal hidden talent. This time she’s hot on the trail of a young woman no one else cares about—and a killer who’s bound to strike again. Nadia Stafford isn’t your typical nature lodge owner. An ex-cop with a legal code all her own, she’s known only as “Dee” to her current employer: a New... (more)

Who is Conrad Hirst?: A Novel

by Kevin Wignall

Who is Conrad Hirst? Knowing the answer could get you killed. Not knowing could get him killed. Conrad Hirst is a hired killer working for a German crime boss. Disturbed by the death of his girlfriend ten years earlier and still bearing the scars of post-traumatic stress after serving as a mercenary, he's valued precisely because of how broken he is, by how coldly he kills, by the solitary existence he leads.... (more)

Hitman: Book 1

Hitman

by Garth Ennis

On the back streets of Gotham City, ex-military operative Tommy Monaghan has set himself up as a hired gun. Surrounded by an odd assortment of friends and allies, the Hitman with a heart must deal with personal conflicts over honor and morals as he makes a living with a gun. But even with the telepathic ability to read his targets' minds, he still finds himself well over his head when he runs into some of Gotham's... (more)

Hitman: Book 2

Hitman : 10,000 bullets

by Garth Ennis, Willie Schubert

A run-of-the-mill assassin gets bitten by some kind of demon, and instead of being dead, the attack left him with telepathy and x-ray vision, making him an even better hit man. That's Tommy Monaghan's story, and from there it gets better and better. The second collection of Hitman comic books is much stronger and much more consistent than the original volume. 10,000 Bullets is a tale of vengeance and... (more)

Who Is Lou Sciortino?: A Novel About Murder, the Movies, and Mafia Family Values

Who Is Lou Sciortino?: A Novel About Murder, the Movies, and Mafia Family Values

by Ottavio Cappellani

Ottavio Cappellani’s wildly entertaining Mafia comedy takes us into the unhinged world of a family that makes the Sopranos look like the Waltons. As blood-red as a good bottle of Sicilian wine, Who Is Lou Sciortino? is an exhilarating debut from one of Italy’s brightest young talents. Growing up on the streets of New York, young Lou Sciortino learned many lessons from his grandfather, Don Lou: that whiners are... (more)

War Child

by Karin Lowachee

When Jos' parents were killed in an attack on their trading ship, the boy is kidnapped by his attackers and then escapes-only to fall into the alien hands of humanity's greatest enemies. As he grows into a young man, Jos is brainwashed into becoming a spy against the human race. At every step, his choices are made for him-until the climactic moment when he takes his life into his own hands.

For the Dogs: A Novel

by Kevin Wignall

Ella is young, bereaved, and in danger. Lucas is ruthless, brutal, and cold. Think again. Ella is bitter, determined, and dangerous. Lucas is vulnerable and lovelorn. Ella Hatto is on vacation in Italy with her boyfriend. It's a beautiful summer evening in a small Tuscan town, and her life is all about the things she doesn't know. She doesn't know her family is dead. She doesn't know she's being... (more)

Boss of Bosses: The Fall of the Godfather: The FBI and Paul CastellanoJoseph F., and Andris Kurins Obrien

Boss of Bosses: The Fall of the Godfather: The FBI and Paul Castellano

by Joseph F., and Andris Kurins Obrien

Cagebird

by Karin Lowachee

Rescued by pirates from a desolate refugee camp following the destruction of his home colony by an alien enemy, Yuri Kirov is a killer, spy, and pirate captain doing a life term in prison, until Earthhub Black Ops agents release him and transform him into a weapon in their covert interstellar power struggle. By the author of Burndive and Warchild.

Burndive

by Karin Lowachee

By the author of "Warchild", this drama sees Ryan Azarcon targeted by assasins. He begins to question everything he thought he knew about the war and his father, but realizes that the enemy is not who he thinks. He uncovers a secret that may destroy any hope of peace.

These Guns for Hire

by David Morrel, J. A. Konrath

They have a combined total of 500 million book sales, and have won every possible award in the mystery, thriller, and dark fiction genres. Thirty original hitman stories by today's modern masters. Noir. Wise guys. Sex. Freelance assassins. Humor. Violence. Femme fatales. Amateurs. Horror. Surprise twists. Hardboiled. Get ready for some wet work!

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by Dean Koontz

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by Kelley Armstrong

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by Peter Maas

by William C. Dietz

by Kevin Wignall

by Bret Hart

by Kelley Armstrong

by Kevin Wignall

by Garth Ennis

by Garth Ennis, Willie Schubert

by Ottavio Cappellani

by Karin Lowachee

by Kevin Wignall

by Joseph F., and Andris Kurins Obrien

by Karin Lowachee

by Karin Lowachee

by David Morrel, J. A. Konrath