Marked for Death
Contents (83)
- ONE
- TWO
- THREE
- FOUR
- FIVE
- SIX
- SEVEN
- EIGHT
- NINE
- TEN
- ELEVEN
- TWELVE
- THIRTEEN
- FOURTEEN
- FIFTEEN
- SIXTEEN
- SEVENTEEN
- EIGHTEEN
- NINETEEN
- TWENTY
- TWENTY-ONE
- TWENTY-TWO
- TWENTY-THREE
- TWENTY-FOUR
- TWENTY-FIVE
- TWENTY-SIX
- TWENTY-SEVEN
- TWENTY-EIGHT
- TWENTY-NINE
- THIRTY
- THIRTY-ONE
- THIRTY-TWO
- THIRTY-THREE
- THIRTY-FOUR
- THIRTY-FIVE
- THIRTY-SIX
- THIRTY-SEVEN
- THIRTY-EIGHT
- THIRTY-NINE
- FORTY
- FORTY-ONE
- FORTY-TWO
- FORTY-THREE
- FORTY-THREE
- FORTY-FOUR
- FORTY-FIVE
- FORTY-SIX
- FORTY-SEVEN
- FORTY-EIGHT
- FORTY-NINE
- FIFTY
- FIFTY-ONE
- FIFTY-TWO
- FIFTY-THREE
- FIFTY-FOUR
- FIFTY-FIVE
- FIFTY-SIX
- FIFTY-SEVEN
- FIFTY-EIGHT
- FIFTY-NINE
- SIXTY
- SIXTY-ONE
- SIXTY-TWO
- SIXTY-THREE
- SIXTY-FOUR
- SIXTY-FIVE
- SIXTY-SIX
- SIXTY-SEVEN
- SIXTY-EIGHT
- SIXTY-NINE
- SEVENTY
- SEVENTY-ONE
- SEVENTY-TWO
- SEVENTY-THREE
- SEVENTY-FOUR
- SEVENTY-FIVE
- SEVENTY-SIX
- SEVENTY-SEVEN
- SEVENTY-EIGHT
- SEVENTY-NINE
- Acknowledgements
- OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK
‘Utterly compelling from start to finish, and up there with my top reads of the year’
– Robert Scragg, author of What Falls Between the Cracks
‘Thrilling . . . A right proper page turner . . . An edgy, considered and pitch perfect crime drama with great depth, some engaging twists and plenty of unexpected moments – I loved it for its fresh feel and utterly riveting plot. Bring on more is what I say. This is a series I’d like to see run and run. Highly recommended’
– Liz Loves Books
‘A gritty, multi-layered, engaging cleverly constructed thriller . . . a fast, slick explosive read which will leave you breathless, with a clever and unexpected twist at the end. If like me you loved Killer Intent, then you’re in for a real treat. Cannot recommend this highly enough. This will undoubtedly be one of the reading hits of 2019’
– AMW Books
Praise for Killer Intent:
‘A twisty, action-packed conspiracy thriller. Kent knows how to bring the thrills’
– Mason Cross, author of the Carter Blake series
‘A perfectly plotted blockbuster of a book with killer intent’
– Imran Mahmood, author of You Don’t Know Me
‘A must-have read of 2018’
– Sunday Express
‘A compelling combination of political drama and lethal action.
There are echoes of Michael Dobbs’s House of Cards but there is more derring-do in Kent’s twisty tale, which has all the makings of a bestseller’
– Daily Mail
‘An absolute knock-out debut novel’
– Shots magazine
‘Let’s hear some applause from thriller fans! Yes, a new star has arrived with a humdinger that could keep you up all night. I was hooked from the start. The first chapter drips with cold sweat . . . packs a storytelling punch, rather like early Jack Higgins’
– Peterborough Evening Telegraph
‘A fast-paced thriller that packs a punch’
– Crime Fiction Lover
‘Wow! Wow! WOW! This book has everything . . . A #TopReadof2018 – what a superb story by an author who is well and truly on my radar!’
– Crime Book Junkie
For Victoria and Joseph
You made everything complete
ONE
Phillip Longman was not woken by the sound of breaking glass. That would have required sleep, and sleep was something his elderly body no longer seemed to need.
A metal rail hung from a reinforced section of the ceiling. Longman’s frail hands gripped it as tightly as they could. Using all of his strength, he pulled his body upright. The automated mattress followed, designed to support him if that strength gave out. Longman was a proud man. Too proud to be raised by a mechanical bed. Too proud for a panic alarm. But pride could not keep him vertical. The mattress was Longman’s concession to his body’s decay.
The sound of exertion filled the room. Grunts. Groans. Heavy breaths. In his younger days Longman had been an active man. Even into his sixties his physical fitness had marked him out from his peers. But his sixties were long gone. Now he could barely climb out of bed.