
Killing State
The explosive start to a gripping conspiracy thriller series perfect for Lee Child fans
Jude O'Reilly(Author)
Head of Zeus (Publisher)
Published on 11. July 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-1-78854-891-5 (ISBN)
Description
'A terrific future-shock thriller' LEE CHILD
The person he's ordered to kill,
is the one woman he wants 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, is asking dangerous questions about the men running her country. Questions that have put a target on her back.
North's intuition tells him she's innocent. In a widespread game of power and betrayal, North will need to find his allies - fast. But with a bullet lodged in his brain, can he even trust himself?
Perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Lee Child and Mark Dawson, Killing State is the explosive start to an action-packed thriller series from a Sunday Times bestselling author.
'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
The person he's ordered to kill,
is the one woman he wants 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, is asking dangerous questions about the men running her country. Questions that have put a target on her back.
North's intuition tells him she's innocent. In a widespread game of power and betrayal, North will need to find his allies - fast. But with a bullet lodged in his brain, can he even trust himself?
Perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Lee Child and Mark Dawson, Killing State is the explosive start to an action-packed thriller series from a Sunday Times bestselling author.
'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
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78854-891-5 (9781788548915)
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Person
Jude O'Reilly is the author of Wife in the North, a top-three Sunday Times bestseller and BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, and The Year of Doing Good. Jude is a former senior journalist with the Sunday Times and a former political producer with BBC 2's Newsnight and ITN's Channel 4 News. Her Michael North series has been praised by bestselling thriller writers around the globe.