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The Contract Kindle Edition

by Catherine Lea (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.2 out of 5 stars 21
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She wants her husband gone. The hit man she's hired is just the man to make that happen...or is he? From the minute he walks in the place, she has her reservations. Maybe she should have waited. Maybe she should have paid the other guy. Now it's too late and her husband is the last of her problems.

Now there's only one way out.

The Contract--It's time to rewrite the small print.

A Quick Read short story crime thriller.
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  1. Print length
    13 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    September 10, 2014
  5. File size
    477 KB
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    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
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  8. Enhanced typesetting
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Editorial Reviews

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"Great little twisty short story and a FUN read!" - Jerry Hatchett, author of Seven Unholy Days

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NHBO0FU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brakelight Press (September 10, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 10, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 477 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 13 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.2 out of 5 stars 21

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C.J. Lea

C.J. Lea

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C.J. Lea is the pen name of thriller writer Catherine Lea. Catherine Lives in New Zealand with a fox terrier who thinks he owns the house and has live in staff. When Catherine isn't writing, she's making vast quantities of marmalade, wrestling with technology, or trying to maintain control of the yard.

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3.2 out of 5 stars
3.2 out of 5
21 global ratings

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dbzpacas
5.0 out of 5 stars FUN read
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2018
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Just enough whimsy to make you wonder. Nice twist. Love the guitar playing, makes for a gentle, yet important distraction.
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Amazoniac
5.0 out of 5 stars This was fun. :)
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2014
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Great little twisty short story and a FUN read!
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Linda M. Au
5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from this author!
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2014
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Love all of her writing!
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jill
2.0 out of 5 stars Not as Good As the Mussels!
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2015
First, I should tell you (or maybe I needn't) I don't know you, but I'm an avid, as in have read them ALL, reader of short stories by authors such as Bradbury and Deaver. So not to sound too pedantic, but it wasn't hard to see where this was going! The exact details didn't REALLY do enough to make up for that. Having said that, if you're NOT as familiar with the various twists, plots and satisfyingly "gotcha" endings as I, then give it a read! It is VERY Short however. So have one waiting in the wings if you're going to be awhile!
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Michael P. McParland
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Surprise
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2015
I really enjoyed this story. It had a couple of really good twists and turns. A woman is hiring a hitman to kill her husband but from the start is not confident she picked the right guy. He's a bit of a slob to say the least and isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. From there anything I say would to easily become a spoiler so I highly recommend this and say you need to find out how this ends yourself. Just when I thought I had a really good idea of where it was gonna basically end I got popped by a wonderful twist. Very enjoyable and very solid 5 stars. I highly recommend.
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billersand
1.0 out of 5 stars ONLY 13 PAGES LONG
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2016
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OK so I should have read more details before buying but this is only 1 very short story - 13 pages. It's a good story and well written BUT IT'S ONLY 13 PAGES LONG.
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Mark Connelly
1.0 out of 5 stars More of a chapter than a story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2014
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The story was quirky but a story that you can read in less than five minutes now that is a short story.
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