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The Kill List

The Kill List

Summary

The international bestselling political thriller from the author of The Day of the Jackal, now a Sky TV series with Eddie Redmayne

'Packs a punch... impossible to put down' Daily Mail
'The plot is as taut and lean as ever' Daily Express
'The master of the political thriller strikes again' Kirkus
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THE KILL LIST
The names of those men and women who would threaten the world's security - held above top secret at the highest level of the US government.

THE PREACHER
At the top of it, a radical Islamic cleric whose sermons inspire his followers to kill Western targets. As the bodies begin to pile up in America, Great Britain and across Europe, the message goes out: discover this man's identity, locate him and take him out.

THE TRACKER
Ex-US marine, now one of America's most effective terrorist hunters, with an impossible job. Aided only by a brilliant teenaged hacker, he must throw out the bait and see whether his deadly target can be drawn from his lair...

Readers love The Kill List:

'Totally unputdownable! ***** Reader review

‘Frederick Forsyth books always hit the spot. One of the greats.’ ***** Reader review

‘[An] action-packed page-turner' ***** Reader review

‘Another great read from the master storyteller’ ***** Reader review

‘This book is up there with his best, meticulously researched, well- plotted...and the story doesn't lose impetus all the way through.’ ***** Reader review

Reviews

  • Full of insider technical detail, [The Kill List] packs the punch Forsyth's readers relish, complete with a breath-taking denouement in the desert that makes it impossible to put down...A master storyteller
    Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail

About the author

Frederick Forsyth

Former RAF pilot and investigative journalist Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wrote The Day of the Jackal, described by Lee Child as ‘the book that broke the mould’, with its lightning-paced storytelling, effortlessly cool reality and unique insider information. Since then, he has written thirteen novels which have been bestsellers around the world: The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil’s Alternative, The Fourth Protocol, The Negotiator, The Deceiver, The Fist of God, Icon, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra, The Kill List and The Fox. He has also published an autobiography, The Outsider. He lives in Buckinghamshire, England.
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