{"product_id":"the-black-art-of-killing-9781405930918","title":"The Black Art of Killing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ACTION-PACKED THRILLER THAT FUSES BRAWN AND BRAINS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A Bond-style thriller for the 21st century. . . Written with pace and great panache, it feels like a movie already''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Brilliant. Incredibly immersive''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Marcus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''People sleep peacefully only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf . . .''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when a former comrade in arms is killed trying to prevent a scientist''s abduction, Black is faced with an unexpected choice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe the upright citizen the university demands . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOr avenge the dead man to whom he owes his life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This intelligent thriller is his best work yet''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A fast-paced global thriller''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis intelligent thriller is his best work yet\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sun *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is an ideal piece of escapism. I heartily recommend it\u003c\/b\u003e * Shots Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bond-style thriller for the 21st century. . . Written with pace and great panache, it feels like a movie already\u003c\/b\u003e * The Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHall 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\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fast-paced global thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Hall has crafted an action thriller with more texture than most\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Matthew Hall\u003c\/b\u003e * - *\u003cbr\u003eBreathlessly enjoyable * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn edge-of-the-seat thriller . . . should come with a health warning * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eFasten your seatbelts for a quality thriller . . . * Independent on Sunday *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48066866643287,"sku":"9781405930918","price":7.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405930918.jpg?v=1713212044","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-black-art-of-killing-9781405930918","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}