Off the Charts & On the Horizon – assassins anonymous (Rob Hart)

Ahoy there me mateys!  I received this thriller eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  So here be me honest musings . . . .

Title: assassins anonymous
Author: Rob Hart
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Publication Date: TODAY!! (hardcover / e-book)
ISBN:  978-0593717394
Source:  NetGalley

Like the title suggests, Mark, a former assassin, is trying to embrace a non-violent life and is a member of Assassins Anonymous which is a 12-step program.  But at a meeting, he is attacked, stabbed, and his notebook is stolen.  Can he figure out who is trying to kill him without sabotaging his recovery?

I loved the idea of assassins getting together in a meeting to talk about their feelings and show non-judgment.  I really enjoyed the idea of a serial killer being part of the group and the members being upset at killing for fun and not for money.  I thought the set-up and beginning of the novel was humorous.

What I did not expect was how the book moved away from the silly and into more of a serious thriller style.  I should have but didn’t.  It was also very slow paced in parts which I wasn’t expecting either.  The ending didn’t thrill me either.

This sounds like a negative review but it was a quick read.  Not everything was to me taste which is not the book’s fault.  Recommended to the crew.  Arrr!

Goodreads has this to say about the novel:

In this thriller full of action, humor, and charm, the world’s most lethal assassin has left the violent life behind and joined a 12-step group for recovering killers. But when he’s attacked and barely survives, he must figure out who’s after him and why—without breaking his pledge never to kill again.

Mark is the most dangerous killer-for-hire in the world. His nickname—the Pale Horse—breathes fear into the cold heart of every rival who hears it. But after learning the hard way that this life has made him more monster than man, Mark has left all of that behind. With the help of his sponsor, Kenji, he has joined a group of former assassins who meet in secret for support in recovery.

Then he’s viciously attacked by an unknown assailant. Thrust back into the shadowy world of betrayal and assassination, injured and on the run from New York to Singapore to London, Mark must solve the mystery of who’s coming for him and why. Has the Agency decided he knows too much and must be taken out? Has a rival decided to attack now that he’s laid his weapons down? Has one of the thousands of people who might want revenge finally come for it? And how will he survive the onslaught without killing anyone? For an assassin, Mark learns, non-violence is a real hassle.

A perfectly paced, globe-trotting, and action-filled thriller, Assassins Anonymous is also full of both hilarity and heart, witty and surprisingly affecting, and will delight fans of John Wick and Barry.

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