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 TimesPraise 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
