The Black Art of Killing: The most explosive thriller you'll read this year

THE ACTION-PACKED THRILLER ABOUT ONE MAN FIGHTING FOR THE TRUTH 'A Bond-style thriller for the 21st century . . . It feels like a movie already' Daily Mail 'A fast based, breathless thriller' 5***** Reader Review 'Brilliant. Incredibly immersive' Tom Marcus _______ 'People sleep peacefully only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf...' After twenty years in the SAS, Leo Black put his soldiering life behind him in pursuit of a respectful academic career. But when a former comrade in arms is killed trying to prevent a scientist's abduction, Black is plunged into his violent past again. And that's just the start of it. Because this scientist wasn't the first to go missing - and she won't be the last. In a secretive facility in the Venezuelan jungle, a sinister plot is taking shape - one that will change the future of humanity itself. Now, to uncover the mystery, Black must put his deadly skills to use once more . . . _______ FROM THE SCREENWRITER OF BAFTA AWARD-WINNING SERIES KEEPING FAITH 'This is the new Bond' 5***** Reader Review 'This intelligent thriller is his best work yet' Sun 'A thriller with a difference . . . fast paced, well-written, all-action' 5***** Reader Review 'A fast-paced global thriller' Mail on Sunday 'Matthew Hall has crafted an action thriller with more texture than most' The Times 'Hall probes how a real-life Jack Reacher figure might cope with years of taking lives for the greater good, and Black's inner conflict gives the firefights and betrayals erupting around him unusual depth' The Times Praise for Matthew Hall 'Breathlessly enjoyable' The Times 'An edge-of-the-seat thriller . . . should come with a health warning' Irish Independent 'Fasten your seatbelts for a quality thriller . . .' Independent on Sunday The Action-packed Thriller That Fuses Brawn And Brains Oxford University Has Never Employed A Man Like Leo Black Before. Now An Adored Lecturer Destined For Tenure Among The Gleaming Spires, Leo Black Served The Sas For Twenty Years With Distinction. When The Friend He Fought Alongside Is Killed In Paris Trying To Prevent The Abduction Of A Young British Scientist, The World Leo Has Tried To Put Behind Him Begins To Reel Him Back In. But As Leo Gets Closer To The Startling Truth About His Friend's Death, He Faces A Difficult Decision. Forget The Training, The Loyalty, The Service And Be The Man The University Wants Him To Be . . . Or Remember That Not So Long Ago, He Was A Truly Exceptional Soldier. Praise For Matthew Hall 'breathlessly Enjoyable' The Times 'an Edge-of-the-seat Thriller . . . Should Come With A Health Warning' Irish Independent 'fasten Your Seatbelts For A Quality Thriller . . .' Independent On Sunday