Zero at the Bone

Product guide for Zero at the Bone. After witnessing a mob hit, surgeon Jack Francisco is put into protective custody to keep him safe until he can testify A hitman known Zero at the Bone only as D is blackmailed into killing Jack, but when he tracks him down, his weary conscience won't allow him to murder an innocent man Finding in each other an unlikely ally, Jack and D are soon on the run from shadowy enemies ... Learn more »

Zero at the Bone Review: Zero at the Bone. I'm not one for effusive praise, but I basically didn't work today because I kept sneaking to read this book on my Kindle.The plot is completely cliche. Witness protection, good guy next door protagonist, hard-boiled professional assassin turned unwilling hero, shoot-outs, hiding out, bungling FBI, Stockhold syndrome... even a smidgen of car chase. All either great for escapist fiction or boringly predictable.What makes this book is the dialogue. I laughed out loud a few times. The characters are engaging and you fall in love with them. I rooted for them ... Read more »

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