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Killing State

Jude O'Reilly author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:7th Mar '19

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Intelligent, action-packed conspiracy thriller set in post-Brexit Britain. The action of Lee Child, the ideas of Dan Brown, the characters of Mick Herron.

Intelligent, action-packed conspiracy thriller set in post-Brexit Britain.

'A terrific future-shock thriller' LEE CHILD. What if the person you're ordered to kill Is the woman you want to protect? Michael North, assassin and spy-for-hire, is very good at killing bad guys. But what happens when his shadowy bosses at the dark heart of the British government order him to kill a good woman instead? Rising political star, Honor Jones, MP, has started asking dangerous questions about the men running her country. The trouble is, she doesn't know when to stop. And, now that he's met her, neither does North... 'A gritty, action-packed page-turner' ANDY MCNAB. 'New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around' FREDERICK FORSYTH. 'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' SUNDAY MIRROR. 'Fast-paced and packed with action... A series hero to watch' MICK HERRON. 'Gripping and twisty' INDIA KNIGHT. 'Grabs you from page one and won't let you go... Action-packed from start to finish – but with tenderness and great characterisation too. Fast, sharply written, clever and intense' JEREMY VINE, BBC2. 'A high-octane plot that centres around the dark heart of British political power. A great debut' SUNDAY TIMES<

A terrific future-shock thriller full of pace, tension, character, and emotion -- Lee Child
A gritty, action-packed, page-turner -- Andy McNab
New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around -- Frederick Forsyth
Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling * Sunday Mirror *
A high-octane plot that centres around the dark heart of British political power. A great debut * Sunday Times *
Grabs you from page one and won't let you go... Action-packed from start to finish – but with tenderness and great characterisation too. Fast, sharplywritten, clever and intense' -- Jeremy Vine, BBC2
Fast-paced and packed with action... A series hero to watch' -- Mick Herron
Gripping and twisty -- India Knight
[An] intelligent, action-packed conspiracy thriller * The Bookseller. *
Highly promising... There are a considerable number of surprise endings to chapters' * Crime Review. *

ISBN: 9781789542684

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496 pages