The Perfect Assassin, K. A. Doore
The Perfect Assassin, K. A. Doore
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The Perfect Assassin
Book 1 in the Chronicles of Ghadid

Author: K. A. Doore

Narrator: Amin El Gamal

Unabridged: 11 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/19/2019


Synopsis

"[Narrator Amin El Gamal] does a masterful job of animating these desert denizens...What results is a suspenseful treat." — Audiofile Magazine

A novice assassin is on the hunt for someone killing their own in K. A. Doore's The Perfect Assassin, a breakout high fantasy beginning the Chronicles of Ghadid series.

Divine justice is written in blood.

Or so Amastan has been taught. As a new assassin in the Basbowen family, he’s already having second thoughts about taking a life. A scarcity of contracts ends up being just what he needs.

Until, unexpectedly, Amastan finds the body of a very important drum chief. Until, impossibly, Basbowen’s finest start showing up dead, with their murderous jaan running wild in the dusty streets of Ghadid. Until, inevitably, Amastan is ordered to solve these murders, before the family gets blamed.

Every life has its price, but when the tables are turned, Amastan must find this perfect assassin or be their next target.

Praise for The Perfect Assassin:

“The Perfect Assassin is a thrilling fantastical mystery that had me racing through the pages.” —S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass

“Full of rooftop fights, frightening magic, and nonstop excitement and mystery, I absolutely loved it from start to finish!” — Sarah Beth Durst

About K. A. Doore

K. A. Doore got a degree in Classics, and then bounced around doing a variety of things, including fixing bicycles, keeping chickens, weightlifting, photographing saguaros, and went on long, dry hikes in the desert. She now lives in Michigan with her wife and daughter, two cats, and no ghost--yet. The Chronicles of Ghadid is her trilogy debut, beginning with The Perfect Assassin.


Reviews

Goodreads review by anna

rep: poc cast, gay ace mc, side lesbian characters very extremely gay, with a great water (and economy!) based magic system & a cool setting inspired heavily by islamic culture......more

I’m so sad I didn’t love this but everything from the world and characters felt very base level. There wasn’t a whole lot of depth to anything.......more

Goodreads review by TS

I received an advanced reading copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. A decent debut, The Perfect Assassin impressed me most with its fascinating worldbuilding. It is refreshing to see more and more fantasy releases of late not relying on the more traditional Europe-centric medieva......more

Goodreads review by Silvia

A perfect 4.5 stars aaaaaaah I'm rounding up because I never not enjoyed it Also my pre-review ↓ was 100% correct ____ I don't know but it sounds like "be gay, undo crime" would be one way to describe this book......more