Product Description
The Black Art of Killing
Author: Matthew Hall
Format: Paperback
The Action-Packed Thriller That Fuses Brawn and Brains
'A Bond-style thriller for the 21st century. . . Written with pace and great panache, it feels like a movie already' — Daily Mail
'Brilliant. Incredibly immersive' — Tom Marcus
'People 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 life.
But when a former comrade in arms is killed trying to prevent a scientist's abduction, Black is faced with an unexpected choice.
Be the upright citizen the university demands . . .
Or avenge the dead man to whom he owes his life.
'This intelligent thriller is his best work yet' — Sun
'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
About the Author
Matthew Hall was educated at Hereford Cathedral School and graduated in Law from Worcester College, Oxford. He worked as a criminal barrister before getting his first screenwriting commission with the ITV hit series, Kavanagh QC starring John Thaw. He has since written over 60 hours of prime-time drama. In 2018 he won a BAFTA Cymru for his BBC series, Keeping Faith, which returns for a third and concluding season in 2020. He lives in Herefordshire with his wife Patricia Carswell. They have two sons.
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