The Medusa Protocol

By Rob Hart
** Publication Date 24 June 2025 **
4 stars



I didn’t read the first novel in this series, but it didn’t matter. The Medusa Protocol is a fast-paced novel about former assassins coming together to save one of their own. Super speedy pace to this novel. I honestly can say I don’t think there’s a dull moment.


Mark is a former assassin. He frequents a meeting in the basement of a now defunct Catholic Church. The meeting is for those who have left the ranks of hit men and assassins. Assassins Anonymous is based off the more common AA, Alcoholics Anonymous. 


Astrid has been off the grid for a bit of time now. Mark is concerned that she’s either fallen back into the killing lifestyle or something terrible has happened to her. When a pizza is delivered to the meeting with a cryptic message, they all know it’s Astrid sending up a signal. What they don’t know is what is about to happen next.


I had previously read Rob Hart’s The Paradox Hotel and loved it. Similar in some ways, both novels tackle an alternative profession and world. Most of us cannot imagine what it’s like to live the life of someone who kills for a paycheck. Or imagine what it takes to be a person that is comfortable with that. In the Medusa Protocol a lot of the background of these people is explained. 


The novel is told from the points of view of Mark and Astrid, mostly. At times the novel truly makes light of their profession, though it’s anything but. Very well written and fun to read. The novel is complete as a standalone. I suspect I’ll be reading the first novel, Assassin’s Anonymous in the not too distant future.


Great read. Lots of violence. 
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