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John Milton is an assassin for the British government, but he’s old and tired and wants to quit. Unfortunately, that’s impossible. Milton knows too much. The only way out of his job is in a box – there are no exceptions.

Milton goes on the run and meets a young mother who needs his help. Her son has been tempted by a life with a glamorous gang and the charismatic criminal who leads it. Milton must get the boy out of trouble – before it’s too late.

And when his old agency sends another agent after him, the odds against him are stacked even higher.

Nothing? Well, the cover is interesting, makes it look dramatic with the silhouette of a man in London. That's about where the drama and interesting part of this book ends.

I was expecting this book to be more interesting, overall. Maybe it’s just me, but I found the whole story around the gangs of London to be somewhat predictable and old news.

The story of an ex-assassin for the British Government sounded like it would hold so much promise, action, drama, and yet come the end, I was left disappointing, wondering what I'd just wasted a couple hours of my life reading. It could've been about any average cop on the street.

I never understood Milton’s motives. He ditches the life he had and ends up spending time with a 15 year old kid and his mother. Who, by the way, are the most stereotypical and eyeroll-worthy characters there could be.

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