The Black Art of Killing: The most explosive thriller you’ll read this year
Apr 2020 · Penguin UK
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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
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'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 . . .
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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
'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
Ratings and reviews
4.7
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June 26, 2023
Quite a surprise in the final chapters but still believable, thank you for the read!
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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