Pretty Birds

"In a city starved for work, a former assistant principal offers Irena a vague job, "duties as assigned." She begins by sweeping floors, but soon, under the tutelage of a cast of rogues and heroes, she becomes a sniper - learning to bide her time, to never return to the same perch, to identify the "mist" around the target that marks a successful shot. Ultimately, Irena's new vocation will lead to complex and cataclysmic consequences for herself and those she loves."--BOOK JACKET.