Review: Kill Clause by Lisa Unger

 

Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger

Publication Date: December 1st 2025 by Amazon Original Stories

Pages: 70

Audio Book Length: 2hrs 

Narrator: Vivienne Leheny

Source: Publisher & Purchased Audiobook

Rating: ★★★½

Links: Amazon | Audible | Goodreads

My Thoughts:

Paige is an assassin for hire, but the job she’s been assigned hits a snag when she discovers the target’s four-year-old daughter is home. She aborts the mission, and her boss isn’t happy. Can she make this right? Does she want to? Killing has never sat right with her, but this isn’t the type of job you can just resign from.

 

It’s obvious Paige doesn’t want to do this job anymore and I worried how she’d extricate herself without getting killed.

 

I really enjoyed this short story! At only 70 pages (or 2 hours if listening) it’s a fast, riveting read! There’s even a bit of romance! The story is available now as a “read and listen” on Kindle Unlimited!

3.5 Stars

Book Description:

A hired killer finds herself caught between her conscience and her contract over the holidays in this riveting short thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.

A hit woman’s work doesn’t stop for the holidays. As the advent calendar winds down, Paige slips into a palatial house, ignoring a blizzard of texts from her ex-husband. No surprise—Julian always gets maudlin this time of year. The real shock comes when the target is not alone. His young daughter is there too.

Risking the wrath of her organization, Paige retreats. There are some lines that, for personal reasons, she just won’t cross. But when she returns on Christmas Eve to finish the job, the girl is still there…along with someone even more startling. As the ghosts of her past gather—to haunt or to help, it’s unclear—Paige must confront old traumas and outwit her superiors to make it to Christmas morning alive.