The Black Art of Killing by Matthew Hall Paperback Book 9781405930918

THE ACTIONPACKED THRILLER THAT FUSES BRAWN AND BRAINSA Bondstyle thriller for the 21st century Written with pace and great panache it feels like a movie already Daily MailBrilliant Incredibly immersive Tom MarcusPeople sleep peacefully only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf For twenty years Leo Black was in the SAS Now he lectures on violence instead of committing it putting his soldiering days behind him in pursuit of a respectful academic lifeBut when a former comrade in arms is killed trying to prevent a scientists abduction Black is faced with an unexpected choiceBe the upright citizen the university demands Or avenge the dead man to whom he owes his lifeThis intelligent thriller is his best work yet SunA fastpaced global thriller Mail on SundayMatthew Hall has crafted an action thriller with more texture than most The TimesHall probes how a reallife Jack Reacher figure might cope with years of taking lives for the greater good and Blacks inner conflict gives the firefights and betrayals erupting around him unusual depth The TimesPraise for Matthew HallBreathlessly enjoyable The TimesAn edgeoftheseat thriller should come with a health...