Bad Luck In Berlin (Victor the Assassin, #1.5) in SSG: Spy/Spec-Ops Group

Mar 05, 2012 _yay_ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller, three-letter-agency, 5-stars, anti-hero, foreign-intelligence, short-stories

Kindle Edition, published March 13th, 2012
Hachette Digital

After he was forced to give up of his freedom, contract killer Victor is now on the CIA’s payroll. What fun - a handler telling him who to gank and when to do it.
This time it’s a crime lord, and Victor takes up surveillance of the man’s trusted scout. Soon he realizes he’s not the only party interested in the guy, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Complications arise, plans need to be changed. Bad Luck…in Berlin.

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Nov 09, 2015 Ian Heap rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Great little story... Sounded like it was setting the scene well for book 2. I have that on order... I like the authors writing style and his action scenes are good.... I find myself wondering on the fighting style he is basing the techniques on. Could be jujitsu, aikido, or a big bag of mixed styles.

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Sep 25, 2016 Will rated it liked it · review of another edition

Engaging short story but a bit of a trifle overall. I found it slow moving with few memorable events other than the introduction of an interesting antagonist for Victor. You could skip this story and not feel as though you missed anything eventful. Not as strong as Wood's full novels. ...more

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Nov 23, 2015 Patrick Schultheis rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Liked it. Short and sweet, plenty of action

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Oct 04, 2023 Garry Thompson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Short story, expanding on the primary character.
Easy to read: started and finished while traveling to Vancouver.
Look forward to the next book in the series.

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