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About this Book

Mass Market Paperbound

512 Pages, 4.24 x 6.91 x 1.08 in

June 26, 2007

Random House Of Canada


0770430112
9780770430115

From the Publisher

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.

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.

A series of victims are being murdered seemingly at random all over the country - 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: Helter Skelter. But does the Helter Skelter killer - as the hysterical media now dub him - have a real connection to Charles Manson? Or is there something even more sinister at work?

Is this, in fact - as Jack believes - 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?

Now, the highly suspicious and secretive hitman community will have to break their cover - at least, to each other - and help take down this killer before the cops and the Feds discover his true connection to their own secret, exclusive society….

About the Author

Kelley Armstrong lives in rural Ontario with her husband, three children and far too many pets. She is the author of Bitten and Stolen, the first two books in her Women of the Otherworld series.

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  • Lokki

    Lokki

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    Slow Burn 4

    4 months ago

    I really liked this book. Despite the premise, a cross-country hunt for a serial killer - it is not what I would call a mile-a-minute thrill ride. If that is what you are looking for, you may be disappointed. Instead, Exit Strategy is a slow and steady, yet twisting story that builds momentum up to the final show down. In this book, the action isn't the star, the main characters are. Nadia Stafford was once a cop. In fact being a cop was her life and, as a third generation cop, it… read more

  • Morgan Brittany

    Morgan Brittany

    Different, in a Good Way 5

    6 months ago

    i have read four of the women of the otherworld books and i loved them, so when i saw this book at the library, i got it. i thought it would just be something to read untill i got to a book store. i was wrong. i loved the book, i'm not really into crime novels but i loved this book. Kelley Armstrong's characters always seem so realistic and thought out to me, this books was no exception. after reading Exit Strategy i bought the next Nadia book and i'm reading it curently. i hope this series… read more

  • Melissa and Beary

    Melissa and Beary

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    A Great Leading Lady 4

    6 months ago

    This is the first Kelley Armstrong book I have read and I was pleasantly surprised to see that parts of it were set in Canada. Now after finishing the novel I realize that she lives in Ontario. The story follows Nadia a 'Gun for hire'. She is a hit woman for various crime families in the states. She teams up with a partner Jack to lay a trap and try to catch a serial killer. Without giving away the whole plot I found the characters believable and likeable. The plot was strong with a… read more

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    Ethics and Murder 4

    17 months ago

    I really appreciated Armstrong's character concept in this book: a former cop who has become a hit-woman after an "incident" forces her to resign her job. Now, she tries to balance her ethical code with her job as a professional killer, and the line is a difficult one to keep. When a string of murders begin which seem to point to a professional hit man (or woman) behind them, the police and FBI are going to be all over all professional killers, and it's time for this woman to start… read more

  • SHARON ANNE DUNFORD

    SHARON ANNE DUNFORD

    DULL - DULL - DULL - DULL - DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR YOUR TIME 1

    2 years ago

    After finishing the Women of the Otherworld Series, I latched onto "Exit Strategy" with all the attention and inclination of a Great White Shark after a week of fasting! What a horrible, horrible letdown! Take a terrific premise: a beautiful, female hitman who used to be a cop but now kills for a living - but only targets she OK's first - and owns a lodge in Cottage Country Ontario [where I live, incidently, to add to the spiciness!] where she willingly lodges hunters but refuses to allow… read more

    Comments on this review:
    • Whoa....Harsh! I love the Women of the Otherworld books and was thinking of trying this one. Now I don't know if you've made me want to steer clear of ... read more

      6 months ago

    • I too LOVE the Women of the Otherworld Series, and now the Men of the Otherworld, but Nadia is simply a waste of my valuable time and even more valuable ... read more

      6 months ago

    • LOL...thanks for your advice. I have so many other books I want to read right now, I'll keep this one low on the list.

      6 months ago

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