{"product_id":"9780765379214","title":"Killing Is My Business : A Ray Electromatic Mystery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eKilling Is My Business\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Adam Christopher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Robot noir in 60s Los Angeles? You had me at 'Hello.'\" —John Scalzi\u003ci\u003e, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother golden morning in a seedy town, and a new memory tape and assignment for intrepid PI-turned-hitman—and last robot left in working order—Raymond Electromatic. But his skills may be rustier than he remembered in \u003ci\u003eKilling Is My Business\u003c\/i\u003e, the second book in Adam Christopher's robot noir oeuvre, hot on the heels of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eMade to Kill.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gripping, funny, deadly and suspenseful.\" —\u003ci\u003eBoing Boing \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eMade to Kill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Effortlessly swift and clever.\" —NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eRay Electromatic Mysteries\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrisk Money\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMade to Kill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStandard Hollywood Depravity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKilling is My Business\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hits hard, spins your head around, and leaves you stunned. The Ray Electromatic mysteries are so freakin’ perfect you’d think robot hitmen and retro supercomputers had always been part of noir fiction.”—Peter Clines, author of \u003ci\u003eParadox Bound \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fold, \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eKilling Is My Business\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Humor, action, and heart: everything I've come to expect from an Adam Christopher book, and then some. A marvelous read!\"—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Jason M. Hough, author of \u003ci\u003eZero World, \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eKilling Is My Business\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delivers like a punch from a two-ton robot in a zoot suit.”—Delilah Dawson on \u003ci\u003eKilling Is My Business\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Atmospheric and charming as hell. Adam Christopher has an extraordinary talent for scooping you up and dropping you into an alternative LA that feels just as real as thestreet outside your house.\"—Emma Newman on \u003ci\u003eKilling Is My Business\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"While the fast-paced story will grab readers’ attention, what they will stay for is Ray, whose unique perspective and personality shine as bright as his metal exterior.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eKilling Is My Business\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Ray Electromatic Mysteries:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Robot noir in 60s Los Angeles? You had me at 'Hello.'\"—John Scalzi, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novelist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gripping, funny, deadly and suspenseful.\"—\u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delivers like a punch from a two-ton robot in a zoot suit.”—Lila Bowen (aka Delilah Dawson)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The dialogue is effortlessly swift and clever, and even the B-movie climax is a spectacle to behold. Above that, though, Ray sparks to live, and his antiheroic slant only makes him that much more compelling and sympathetic. Knowing that there are only two more Raymond Electromatic mysteries to come is the book's only disappointment.\"—NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Genre mash-ups don't always succeed, but this one will please fans of both gumshoes and laser beams.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fun, fast read for anyone willing to take the speculative leap--a must-add for most fiction collections.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Made to Kill \u003c\/i\u003eis yet more proof that we should all be thankful for Adam Christopher and his imagination. This tale of robot noir is unlike anything I’ve ever read—Adam’s is a weird and wonderful voice and we are lucky to have it.\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e—Chuck Wendig,\u003ci\u003e New York Times bestselling author \u003c\/i\u003eof \u003ci\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Adam Christopher has brilliantly deduced what should have been obvious all along: Classic noir and robots are a perfect match. Part Chandler, part Asimov, and part Philip K. Dick, \u003ci\u003eMade to Kill\u003c\/i\u003e is a rip-roaring cocktail of smart, sharp, twisty, cyber-pulp awesomeness.\"—Adam Sternbaugh, author of \u003ci\u003eShovel Ready\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Made to Kill\u003c\/i\u003e is just the sort of exciting genre collision that marks out Adam Christopher as one of the hottest new young SF writers.\"—Paul Cornell, author of\u003ci\u003e The Severed Streets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A smart, rollicking noir\/SF mashup. One of the best books I've read all year.\"—Kelly Braffet, author of \u003ci\u003eSave Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765379214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40688629121230,"sku":"9780765379214","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765379214","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}