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A Wanted Woman is a 2014 fictional novel by Eric Jerome Dickey published by Dutton. The novel was the twenty-first novel written by the author and also won a NAACP Image award.

Plot Summary
The story takes place in the West Indies. A woman assassin by the name of MX-401, also known as Reaper, is assigned a Trinidadian contract that goes bad. Reaper, a woman of a thousand faces gets bad intel which leads her to make deadly mistakes, such as getting caught on camera completing the hit, and killing unnecessary people. With her physical identity plastered all over the island of Trinidad and a group of deadly local warlords searching for her, Reaper must figure out a way to survive.

Characters
Reaper- An American born assassin with Bajan roots, also known as MX-401 and by her given name Goldilocks. She was given the name Goldilocks out of spite by her mother. She was born with blonde hair and white skin which made Old Man Reaper accuse her mother of cheating and left. She reconnects with her long lost father as he picks her up early from school one day after the murder of her mother.

Old Man Reaper- Father of Goldilocks. A Bajan born assassin who introduces Goldilocks to the company they are both employed by called RCSI.

King Killer- Member of the Laventille Killers or LKs. Cousin of War Machine. Twin brother of Diamond Dust.

War Machine- Husband of Diamond Dust. Leader of the LKs.

Diamond Dust- Karleen Ramjit. Twin sister of King Killer, wife of War Machine, also his cousin.

Petrichor- Paternal sister of Reaper.

Sabina- Mother of Reaper. Woman born of Bajan roots,

Reception
A Wanted Woman won a NAACP Image award for Outstanding Literary Work-Fiction.