{"id":275,"date":"2017-07-25T19:14:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T18:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newnotio.fuelthemes.net\/quasar\/?post_type=portfolio&p=275"},"modified":"2021-10-15T15:46:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T14:46:32","slug":"killingismybusiness","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.adamchristopher.me\/index.php\/portfolio\/killingismybusiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Killing is My Business"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\t\t\"killingismybusiness_cover\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Praise for The Ray Electromatic Mysteries<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“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.”\u00a0\u2014NPR<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Humor, action, and heart: everything I’ve come to expect from an Adam Christopher book, and then some. A marvelous read!”\u00a0\u2014Jason M. Hough, New York Times<\/i>\u00a0bestselling author of\u00a0Zero World<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Gripping, funny, deadly, and suspenseful.”\u00a0\u2014Boing Boing<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDelivers like a punch from a two-ton robot in a zoot suit.\u201d\u2014Delilah Dawson, New York Times<\/em> bestselling author of Star Wars: Phasma<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“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 the street outside your house.”\u00a0\u2014Emma Newman, author of\u00a0Planetfall<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Hits hard, spins your head around, and leaves you stunned. So freakin\u2019 perfect you\u2019d think robot hitmen and retro supercomputers had always been part of noir fiction.\u201d\u2014Peter Clines, New York Times bestselling author of\u00a0Paradox Bound<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Combines classic Chandlerian noir with vintage sci-fi with brilliant results… Truly original and deeply satisfying.” \u2014Kelly Braffet, author of\u00a0Save Yourself<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

“<\/i>Unlike anything I\u2019ve ever read\u2014a weird and wonderful voice and we are lucky to have it.“<\/i>\u2014Chuck Wendig,\u00a0New York Times <\/i>bestselling author\u00a0of Star Wars:\u00a0Aftermath<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“The book I didn’t know I was waiting for – a high-voltage jolt to the pleasure circuits that had me burning through the pages. Terrific fun!”\u00a0\u2014Daryl Gregory, author of Spoonbenders<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column fixed=”thb-fixed” width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1490809100043{padding-left: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]\n

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“Robot noir in sixties Los Angeles? You had me at ‘Hello'”<\/strong>
\n\u2014<\/strong><\/em>John Scalzi,<\/strong> New York Times <\/strong><\/em>bestselling author<\/strong><\/p>\n

Killing Is My Business<\/em> is the latest in Adam Christopher’s robot noir oeuvre, hot on the heels of the acclaimed Made to Kill<\/em>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Another golden morning in a seedy town, and a new memory tape and assignment for intrepid PI-turned-hitman\u2014and last robot left in working order\u2014Raymond Electromatic.<\/p>\n

When his comrade in electronic arms, Ada, assigns a new morning roster of clientele, Ray heads out into the L.A. sun, only to find that his skills might be a bit rustier than he expected….<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]\t\t\t

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