"That’s right. Family of assassins. I came from a line of murderers dating back to ancient Greece. Mafia? Puhleeeese. Ninjas? Amateurs. Illuminati? How pedestrian. My ancestors had invented the garrote, ice pick, and arsenic."
Leslie Langtry has a wicked sense of humor, as evidenced in her series about a family of assassins. This is not only the first book alphabetically in my Kindle, but is the first book in Lantry's quirky series.
'Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy (all the titles in the series are take offs on rock classics) is a delicious blend of a single mom living an everyday suburban life, while handling her large and diverse family, a network of secret assasins. Gin Bombay is longing for romance and struggling with difficult family members. You have to roll with the outlandish concept of a family of assasins, who have become fabulously rich through centuries of murder.
Some will find the whole premise too much to take. Others will find the humor too broad, too obvious. Me? I devoured the series. Found it full of campy humor, clever dialog, and likable characters. Not for everyone, I admit.
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