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Robert Beaujolais is a 33-year-old ex-Marine who becomes a well paid contract killer—an arbiter, he calls himself—because “life post-discharge was skull-gouge boring.” Committing grisly murder comes to him easily and without emotion, because death is just a way to make a living. His one show of affection is toward fellow ex-Marine Benjamin Stephenson, his lover and only friend. Beauj receives his assignments from “Uncle,” who instructs him to kill Massimo Di Giovanni, the “archangel of Florence.

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Robert Beaujolais is a 33-year-old ex-Marine who becomes a well paid contract killer—an arbiter, he calls himself—because “life post-discharge was skull-gouge boring.” Committing grisly murder comes to him easily and without emotion, because death is just a way to make a livin...

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Center: Robert Beaujolais is a 33-year-old ex-Marine who becomes a well paid contract killer—an arbiter, he calls himself—because “life post-discharge was skull-gouge boring.” Committing grisly murder comes to him easily and without emotion, because death is just a way to make a living. His one show of affection is toward fellow ex-Marine Benjamin Stephenson, his lover and only friend. Beauj receives his assignments from “Uncle,” who instructs him to kill Massimo Di Giovanni, the “archangel of Florence.
Right: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.

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