Three Hitmen and a Baby by Rob Hart – Review

Published: June 16, 2026

Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons

Series: Assassins Anonymous #3

Genre: Thriller

Pages: 304 (Hardcover)

A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Synopsis:
Welcome back to Assassins Anonymous, where family is everything and danger lurks around every corner.

Assassins Anonymous isn’t just a weekly recovery meeting for reformed killers—it’s also a family.

When Valencia receives troubling news that her brother has gone missing, she wants rush off to LA to find him. But she can’t bring her baby girl, Lucia. Enter the other members of Assassins Anonymous—Mark, Astrid, and Booker, who offer to watch the toddler while she’s gone. After all, they’re three of the deadliest, most highly skilled people on the planet; what could go wrong?

Turns out, a lot. Shortly after Valencia leaves, Mark is summoned to the lair of Zmeya, a Russian mob boss calling in a deadly favor—she wants him to kill Astrid, his protege and friend. Mark refuses, but Zmeya reveals that she knows the identity of Mark’s ex-girlfriend . . . and his son. Either Astrid goes, or they do.

Meanwhile, Lucia spikes a dangerously high fever, and when Booker and Astrid take her to urgent care, they realize too late, that their fabricated identities are a real liability. Also, they don’t know Valencia’s last name, let alone Lucia’s. They can hardly blame the staff for calling the NYPD.

Suddenly the splintered group is on the run from both the Russian mob and the police, dodging bad guys and do-gooders while trying to find refuge in a city full of surveillance cameras—all without killing anyone. That is, until Zmeya captures Sara and Bennett, and Mark is ready to throw his sobriety out the window.

Three Hitmen and a Baby is the third installment in the Assassins Anonymous series. I loved the first book and thought the second was a solid sequel, but this one just didn’t quite hit for me. One of the biggest events that moved the plot onward was just silly, especially for a group of professionals.

This starts off with Valencia leaving her daughter with Mark, Astrid, and Booker while she goes off to take care of a family matter across the country. The little girl, Lucia, gets a stomach virus and Astrid and Booker take her to urgent care where they can’t answer basic questions like her last name, etc. And they run off, the cops get called, and NYC is on the lookout for them. Just… what in the world? They should be smarter than that! Mark’s past comes calling once again and he’s been dragged into some intense drama with the Russian mob and they want him to kill Astrid.

While I still enjoyed the story and the characters, I think the allure of things has just worn off with this series. There are some emotional resolutions that were worthwhile and I was amused/pleased by the decision to rename Mark’s cat. Just, overall I’ve had my fun with the Assassins Anonymous gang and if there are future installments I’ll probably skip them.