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The Hard Line

A Gray Man Novel

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The Hard Line

By: Mark Greaney
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
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Summary

The Gray Man, the world’s deadliest assassin and apex predator, discovers he’s really the prey in the most shocking entry of this #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Family means different things to different people, but in the Gray Man’s world, family is defined by blood—the blood you share with some and the blood you shed with others.

Court Gentry’s current family operates out of an office park in Norfolk, Virginia. The Ghost Town is an off-the-books direct action team run by Matt Hanley, former CIA Deputy Director. They take on the jobs the Agency needs handled “discretely,” and those jobs are rolling in.

Somewhere at the top of the US Intelligence apparatus, security experts and intelligence operations worldwide are threatened.

It starts with a blown safe house in Tunis. Then Court himself barely escapes from an ambush in the jungles of Nicaragua. Now key members of the U.S. counterintelligence community are being assassinated in their own neighborhoods. With the feds compromised, it’s up to Court and his team to stop the hit squads.

But eliminating professional kill teams may be the least of the Gray Man’s worries when he finds himself targeted by the legendary assassin codenamed Whetstone—a man driven out of retirement by a very personal quest to rain down hellfire on Court and everyone he’s ever loved, starting with the father he hasn’t seen in twenty years.

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Action & Adventure Espionage Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Assassin Exciting
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Now I have to wait another 18 months for the next one ! Love it from start to finish like every Grey Man book

Excellent as usual

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This Gray man story does not disappoint. The new characters that are introduced in story or both believable and interesting.

All the different caricatures in the story.

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really liked this book and just wish it was longer. cant wait for the next one!

another great grey man story

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As always, brilliant.
Great narration, brilliant story. Literally didn’t want it to end and am mega excited for the next one.

OUTSTANDING!

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Truly outstanding new chapter! The Gray Man series is amazing and never disappoints, but this installment, to me, is hands down the best in a good while. Thank you Mr Greaney! Don't know how you do it, but keep doing it!

Outstanding

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