What do assassins when they retire? Maybe they get a cat, or two, get into gardening, visit once in a while the AA - which stands, obviously, for Assassins Anonymous. Get interested in orchids, facing ghosts from the past. Plenty to do, you see?
Dante, the main character of The Retired Assassin´s Guide to Orchid Hunting by Naomi Kuttner, may be an example for other professionals from this very niche field about how to really spend the golden retirement time. Only that old habits die hard, if ever, and his problem solving habits may not suit very well his new ´civilian´ lifestyle. Hence his challenges in facing the real life without any need to push the trigger.
This is the second book from The Retired Assassin´s series - a third is also ready - and I devoured it. Smart, with funny change of situations, all set in a small Te Kohe locality in New Zealand. It is highly entertaining, and so well written, that I forgot how reluctant I am to anything paranormal, particularly in books. Those outerworldly elements do make sense and really enjoyed the story.
Most probably, will check the other books from the series soon.
Rating: 4 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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