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justaregularguygal

It's rather jarring, when looking through books in the mystery/thriller, fantasy, and supernatural/detective/romance/werewolfporn genres, how many main characters are presented as just trying to settle into a nice, normal, relaxed life as a bounty hunter, detective, or even assassin. Granted, in real life, PI is allegedly one of the most dull lines of work there is, but really, a reporter or community activist or dozens of other possibilities (including, shock, a cop) has just as much excuse to travel and get involved in adventurous situations as the inherently unbelievable "just your average working jane/joe bounty hunter."

It's also amusing to wonder which is more silly: the exotic/sexycool/macho name of the lead character, or the exotic/sexycool/macho pseudonym of the author.
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