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Made To Be Broken: Number 2 in series (Nadia Stafford) [Paperback]

Kelley Armstrong (Author)
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Publication Date: 26 Feb 2009 | Series: Nadia Stafford (Book 2)

To the outside world Nadia Stafford is a smart, good-looking, law-abiding citizen. Well, two out of three's not bad...

An ex-cop with a legal code all her own, Nadia has a secret life as a world-class assassin. She works only for one New York crime family, who pay her handsomely to bump off traitors. But when a troubled teenager and her baby vanish in the woods near her home, Nadia's old detective instincts - and the memory of a past loss - compel her to investigate.

With her enigmatic mentor Jack to support her, Nadia unearths sinister clues that point to an increasingly dark and deadly mystery. As her obsession over the case deepens, Nadia realises that the only way she can right the wrongs of the present is to face her own painful ghosts - or die trying. And so she sets off on the trail of a young woman no one else cares about - and a killer who is bound to strike again...

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Made To Be Broken: Number 2 in series (Nadia Stafford) + Exit Strategy: Number 1 in series (Nadia Stafford) + The Calling: Darkness Rising: Book 02
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere (26 Feb 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0751538132
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751538137
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 3 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 162,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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* Book 2 in a brand new - non-supernatural - series from the author of Bitten and Industrial Magic

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Kelley Armstrong is married with two children. She lives in Ontario.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Action adventure all round. 19 Mar 2009
By A. OBrien
Format:Paperback
Made to be Broken is the sequal to Exit Strategy the first of Kelley Armstrongs books featuring the hit woman Nadia Stafford.(For those readers of Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series, this book is not urban fantasy.) Exit Strategy introduced the character of Nadia Stafford - an ex cop turned wilderness lodge owner who also moonlights as an assassin to make enough money to keep her business running. Nadia for all she is a cold blooded killer is acctually quite an engaging character that the reader warms to far more than you might expect. In Exit Strategy a group of hit men teamed up to find a hit man turned serial killer and leading to an all action thriller or a novel.

In Made to be Broken, a teenage mother employed by Nadia goes missing with her daughter. When the police, her mother and almost everyone else show no interest in her disappearance Nadia (aided by Jack, Quinn and Evelyn) starts to investigate her disappearance. This book does not have the same non stop action pace of Exit Strategy, and while there is much more character insight, I didn't find the story to be as strong. Kelley Armstrong is a very good writer and this is a competent and enjoyable book but though a very good read, it's not quite up to her best standards hence the four stars.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Return of Nadia and Jack ! 29 April 2009
By bookaddict
Format:Paperback
Made to be Broken (Nadia Stafford)this is a great book and I really enjoyed getting a further insight into Nadia's past and a more detailed look at her life at the lodge . Despite the fact she is a hit woman she is a very hardworking ,charitable and caring person and I find her a heroine who I can really root for and care about .
Jack was a bit more forthcoming about his past but I still find myself wishing he was more open in his feelings for Nadia . That is the only bone of contention for me with regards to this book .They are like some victorian star crossed lovers unable to communicate their feelings for each other and even though Nadia wants Jack she is willing to settle for Quinn thinking Jack isn't intrested!!!!
I hate triangles ,they are sleazy , unprincipled and ickky ,though many authors use them to manipulate readers into following a series to find out who ends up with who ,or who is cheating on who !!
I hope Kelley Armstrong does not follow such a cheap ploy and compromise Nadia's integrity . I don't want Nadia to have sex with Quinn only to find out later that Jack does care for her and she got it all wrong !!!
Quinn is sexy but it is Jack that has that dangerous edge about him and who has been at her back from the start . If Nadia crosses the line with Quinn for a momentary thrill it will totally ruin the series for me and lump Nadia into the same catogory as all the other dithering ,unprincipled heroines already littering the bookshelves.
Can't wait for the next book.Kelley Armstrong grabs your interest and keeps it hooked throughout the book .
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4.0 out of 5 stars Made to be read 14 Jun 2009
By Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
Fans of Kelley Armstrong will perhaps know her best for her Supernatural writings in her Otherworld series along with her Young Adult Darkest Powers series, yet this offering might not be getting the full press to which it rightly deserves as we follow the exploits of an ex-cop turned assassin. Its well written, its gripping stuff and above all, she brings her trademark sassiness along with well rounded characterisation to the book.

Its something that may elude a number of readers due to being plain fiction but its definitely a series that I highly recommend to readers who want something a little different and as a good example of character creation and development.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Read it before, but still brilliant. Just like everything she writes!

Can't wait for the next one, been to long already
Published 1 month ago by Mr M D Roulstone
5.0 out of 5 stars Kelley Armstrong
I read all her book. This is the second in this series and stupid me left it half read on a plane to New York. As soon as I got home I had to replace it. Must be read.
Published 3 months ago by hil brooksbank
5.0 out of 5 stars Made to be Broken
Very good, Just like all her other books. You would be crazy to not read it. Takes you places you never knew existed!
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. M. A. Harmsworth
5.0 out of 5 stars original and fast moving
loved this. i read the first one and this is just as good. an original idea well told and fast paced. can't wait for number 3
Published 13 months ago by N. J. Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent- well worth it!
Excellent series; (Nadia Stafford books). The second, 'Made to be Broken', is admittedly better than the first, ('Exit Strategy'), but both are excellent. Glad I bought them. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2010 by Tess
5.0 out of 5 stars Made to be broken (Nadia Stafford)
Who says you cannot warm to a female assassin? Its not like the character is without a conscience, if anything, she poses to much of one compared to the linked characters in the... Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2010 by addicted to books666
5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the 1st Nadia Stafford novel! Wonderful!
This is the second novel in Kelley Armstrong's new series about ex-cop turned hitwoman Nadia Stafford. It is even better than the first book, Exit Strategy. Read more
Published on 16 April 2010 by Stella (Ex Libris)
4.0 out of 5 stars Second in the Nadia Stafford Series...
Made to be Broken follows ex-cop Nadia Stafford as she investigates the disappearance of a teenage mother and her baby. Read more
Published on 28 July 2009 by Lesley70
5.0 out of 5 stars At once original and a return to the great form this author's first...
I got the book a couple of days ago, its fantastic, I've not been able to give over that much time to reading it but from what I have so far I really like it, in a way its a return... Read more
Published on 5 July 2009 by Lark
4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting and very satisfying book
I found this an unusual book. Maybe because I am so used to the black and white of good and evil - the good don't kill and the evil do. Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2009 by Lizzie Hayes
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