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Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of the game, she specializes in murdering the world's richest and most powerful. But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she draws a relentless foe to her tail.

From bestselling author Luke Jennings, the second razor-sharp novella in the Villanelle conspiracy thriller series. She's back. Beautiful and predatory, the lethal instrument of a secret organisation dedicated to manipulating world events from behind the scenes, Villanelle is the ultimate assassin. Her target, a firebrand Russian leader whose extreme political theories threaten to unleash global conflict. But lying in wait for Villanelle is Eve Polastri...

The story of two women with brutal pasts addicted to each other but now trying desperately to live their lives without their drug of choice. For Villanelle, the assassin without a job, Eve is dead. For Eve, the ex-MI6 operative hiding in plain sight, Villanelle will never find her. All seems fine until a shocking and personal death sets them on a collision course yet again. The journey back to each other will cost both of them friends, family, and...