* "[In Endings ], Richards combines a damaged protagonist readers will root for with a twisted, whiplash-fast plot filled with layers of moral ambiguity. This harrowing tale of love, loss, and the value of life is not to be missed." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Brilliant. Terrifying. Compulsively readable." --Hallie Ephron, New York Times best-selling author "Provocative and powerful . Page after page, Richards ratchets up the tension, weaving tradecraft, disguises, and psychology into a riveting tale that peels back the layers of the soul. The prose is often lyrical, the descriptions of the human heart achingly accurate.

It will surely stand with the year's best suspense thrillers." --Gayle Lynds, New York Times best-selling author "Linda L. Richards' Endings grabs you by the throat on page one and doesn't let go until The End. The writing is crisp, and the story has plenty of whiplashing twists and turns. Endings is the confident return of a writer at the height of her powers." --Matt Coyle, Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Award-winning author "An unusually haunting thriller with a complex, seriously badass heroine. Endings brings you into a strange and dark world from page one, and then shows you the light. I highly recommend this book.

" --Sheena Kamal, Macavity Award-winning author "[ Endings is a] tightly woven, fast-paced, tension-filled thrill ride full of surprises . an outstanding, brilliantly conceived crime novel." -- New York Journal of Books "I wasn't sure how [Richards] could continue the story of her second career hit woman, but Exit Strategy unfolded a complete story on its own, while leaving the door open to a third. What grabbed me right away with both books is the voice - wounded, laconic, and utterly irresistible . cannot recommend it highly enough." --Clea Simon, author of Hold Me Down.