Exit Strategy: Book 1 in the Nadia Stafford Series (Nadia Stafford, #1)

by Kelley Armstrong

'Armstrong's expert plotting never falters, and she's able to keep ramping up the intensity throughout more than 500 pages-no easy feat-making this a top-notch entertainment sure to seduce fans of tough heroines.' - Publishers Weekly

'A taut, sensual thriller that grips from the first page ... sublime' - Karin Slaughter

A brand new series - non-supernatural - involving a female assassin.

Nadia Stafford is an ex-cop - fired after she shot a child killer. She now works for one small mafia family: the way she sees it, no one innocent is getting hurt.

But then a serial killer starts murdering innocent people in the style of a hitman. The police investigation threatens to unmask several professional hitmen, including Nadia. So she bands together with five other hitmen, including her mentor, the mysterious Jack. Together they decide to hunt down the killer - but perhaps that's just what he wants. Are they walking into a devious and brilliantly planned trap?

A brand new series from the author of the bestselling Women of the Otherworld series.

Books by Kelley Armstrong:

Women of the Otherworld series
Bitten
Stolen
Dime Store Magic
Industrial Magic
Haunted
Broken
No Humans Involved
Personal Demon
Living with the Dead
Frost Bitten
Walking the Witch
Spellbound
Thirteen

Nadia Stafford
Exit Strategy
Made to be Broken
Wild Justice

Rockton
City of the Lost
A Darkness Absolute
This Fallen Prey
Watcher in the Woods
Alone in the Wild

Darkest Powers
The Summoning
The Awakening
The Reckoning

Otherworld Tales
Men of the Otherworld
Tales of the Otherworld
Otherworld Nights
Otherworld Secrets
Otherworld Chills

Darkness Rising
The Gathering
The Calling
The Rising

Cainsville
Omens
Visions
Deceptions
Betrayals
Rituals

• ISBN10: 0751538124
• ISBN13: 9780751538120
• Publish Date: 5 July 2007 (first published 1 January 2007)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Imprint: Sphere
• Format: Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
• Pages: 496
• Language: English

Reviews

[Chelsea]

I love anything written by Kelley Armstrong. Seriously. She’s a genius. This book was no exception. Everything about it was perfect. I was a little worried because all her books are supernatural and this one is more of a mystery. Either way I loved her.

The plot was fantastic. It moved along at a perfect pace and there was always some unexpected events. I liked how everything was really secretive and mysterious and you found things out along with the characters. I also like how we go to see the victims and the killers points of view. It made it really interesting.

I loved all of the characters. The main character, Nadia, is a great female heroine. She’s an ex cop turned hit woman and she’s a really strong character. I also loved Jack, he was really smart and kind. I liked how the author doesn’t really let us trust the others since the main character doesn’t quite trust them. The author makes us feel exactly what the characters are feeling. I loved reading about all the hit men. It was a really cool concept that hasn’t really been done.

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves Kelley Armstrong or who likes cool mystery book.

[Melanie]

I'm not sure what took me so long to read this book. I love Kelley Armstrong. I've read everything except this series. It is wonderful. I can't wait to get my hands on the next book. Curious how many of the characters will be in the next book. I hope we'll see more Jack (I think we will). I also think we'll see Evelyn. I really didn't care for Quinn. Didn't see enough of Felix to comment. I'm sure the story will be great no matter who we see.