Glittering Little Guillotine
While the rest of St. Barths spends Bastille Day distracted by fireworks over the harbor, I’ve got a much more explosive evening planned. My target is Nathan Mercer, a billionaire who uses his floating palace to crush dissent and treat human beings like disposable garbage. Down below, the water is an impossible blue and the elite are busy toasting to liberty. Up top, Mercer thinks he’s an untouchable god among men. It is time to bring his reign of terror to a very abrupt, and very permanent, end.
- Marin - Professional assassin
- Jane - Marin’s agent
- Nathan Mercer - Marin’s target
- Jimmy - Marin’s acquaintance, MI6 operative
- Alexander - Russian intelligence agent
- Marin travels to St. Barths for her latest assignment: Nathan Mercer, who raped his former assistant and treats all his employees as disposable.
- Marin observes people preparing Nathan’s yacht for a party.
- Marin joins a nighttime diving group so she can sneak onto Nathan’s yacht.
- On the yacht, Marin encounters Jimmy, who tells her there are a lot of operatives onboard, so her job might be extra difficult tonight.
- Jimmy slips a nerve agent into Alexander’s drink.
- Marin intercepts Nathan in a crew-only area where he is trying to sexually assault his current assistant.
- Marin stabs Nathan in the thigh with a filet knife and then shoots him in the throat with a speargun, killing him.
- Marin steals a diamond-encrusted cigar cutter that looks like a guillotine, puts on her wetsuit and rejoins her diving group.
- Marin gets a text from Jane instructing her to board a boat for her next assignment.
This latest assignment finds Marin in St. Barths during Bastille Day, and her unique method of sneaking into a party she wasn't invited to kicks things off with immediate momentum. It is always fun watching her navigate awkward run-ins with acquaintances from her past while staying focused on her mission. The tension holds steady, leading up to a deeply satisfying kill. This was a quick, sharp read, and I am eager to see where Marin travels next. If you like party crashers, and swift revenge, then you will enjoy this book.
- Rape
- Murder
- Drug use
ASIN: B0H6SCM8TW
Publication Date: June 27, 2026
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