{"product_id":"three-hitmen-and-a-baby-an-assassins-anonymous-novel","title":"Three Hitmen and a Baby (An Assassins Anonymous Novel)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRob Hart\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Medusa Protocol, Assassins Anonymous, The Paradox Hotel, The Warehouse, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \n\u003ci\u003eAsh McKenna\u003c\/i\u003e crime series, and the co-author of \n\u003ci\u003eScott Free\u003c\/i\u003e with James Patterson. He's worked as a book publisher, a reporter, a political communications director, and a commissioner for the city of New York. Hart lives in Jersey City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"High tension? Yep. Funny? Yep, that too. Heartwarming? Without a doubt. Oh, and a major twist in the final pages. What more can you ask for from a mystery?\" \n\u003ci\u003e--Bookpage \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Excellent] nail-biter . . . Hart's ability to generate sympathy for characters with so much blood on their hands remains impressive, as does his ability to match laughs with gasps. This killer series continues to balance thrills and heart like few others. \n\u003ci\u003e\" --Publishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThree Hitmen and a Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is a fun and fast-paced action-thriller . . . It's an often moving book that explores redemption, family, and whether one is completely free from the sins of the past.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ridiculously funny and surprisingly touching, Hart's third Assassins Anonymous installment (after \n\u003ci\u003eThe Medusa Protocol\u003c\/i\u003e) blends high-stakes action with humor as a trio of deadly professionals face their toughest mission yet. The best of the series so far. Both newcomers and returning readers will root for these former assassins as they try to reform themselves.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hart has crafted a solid action thriller with humor and emotion, and as the pages fly, the intensity increases. At three books in, with all of them terrific, give this one a shot.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eFirstClue \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe action is top-notch, the story is a page-turner, and the book itself is easy to read. Author Rob Hart has written a masterclass in how novels should be written. Short chapters, with no useless filler, just all story.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eRed Carpet Crash\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is such a fantastic and clever series . . . With \n\u003ci\u003eThree Hitmen and a Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, Rob Hart delivers a third straight banger in this distinctive, entertaining and pulse-pounding series. It's well constructed, brilliantly executed, emotionally gripping, and fun as hell.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBest Thriller Books \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWelcome back to Assassins Anonymous, where family is everything and danger lurks around every corner.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssassins Anonymous isn't just a weekly recovery meeting for reformed killers--it's also a family. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Valencia receives troubling news that her brother has gone missing, she wants rush off to LA to find him. But she can't bring her baby girl, Lucia. Enter the other members of Assassins Anonymous--Mark, Astrid, and Booker, who offer to watch the toddler while she's gone. After all, they're three of the deadliest, most highly skilled people on the planet; what could go wrong? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTurns out, a lot. Shortly after Valencia leaves, Mark is summoned to the lair of Zmeya, a Russian mob boss calling in a deadly favor--she wants him to kill Astrid, his protege and friend. Mark refuses, but Zmeya reveals that she knows the identity of Mark's ex-girlfriend . . . and his son. Either Astrid goes, or they do. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Lucia spikes a dangerously high fever, and when Booker and Astrid take her to urgent care, they realize too late, that their fabricated identities are a real liability. Also, they don't know Valencia's last name, let alone Lucia's. They can hardly blame the staff for calling the NYPD. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly the splintered group is on the run from both the Russian mob and the police, dodging bad guys and do-gooders while trying to find refuge in a city full of surveillance cameras--all without killing anyone. That is, until Zmeya captures Sara and Bennett, and Mark is ready to throw his sobriety out the window.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2026 (EAN 9798217177134, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 37 (EAN 9798217177134, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217177134, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"G.P. 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