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Read Time: ~2.9 hr

Grinder

by Mike Knowles (2009)

About this book

Two years ago Wilson left his old boss alive in exchange for a clean slate, keeping up his end of the bargain and staying off the grid. Then, thousands of miles from the city he once escaped, a man comes calling on Wilson with a gun in hand and a woman in his trunk. Wilson is pulled back into his old life as a "grinder" to work under the radar to quietly find out who is responsible for a dangerous mobster's missing nephews and this time all bets are off.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreGrinder Lead Character

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