The Kill List: a top secret catalogue of names held at the highest level of the US government. On it those men and women who would threaten the world's security. And at the top of it The Preacher a radical Islamic cleric whose sermons inspire his followers to kill high profile Western targets in the name of God. 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.Tasked with what seems like an impossible job is an ex-US marine who has risen through the ranks to become one of America's most effective intelligence chiefs. Now known only as The Tracker he must gather what scant evidence there is collate it and unmask The Preacher if he is to prevent the next spate of violent deaths. 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 Review Full of insider technical detail [The Kill List] packs the punch Forsyths readers relish complete with a breath-taking denouement in the desert that makes it impossible to put down... A master storyteller Geoffrey Wansell •Daily MailI was gripped by the story of the lone assassin hired to kill President de Gaulle. I reread it last year and found it just as enthralling. It hadnt dated a bit. More than four decades later Forsyths new thriller proves he has lost none of his powers. The prose like the plot is as taut and lean as ever. That reflects the journalist that first and foremost Forsyth has always been. So too does his unerringly topical eye. Fergus Kelly •... See more
The Kill List: a top secret catalogue of names held at the highest level of the US government. On it those men and women who would threaten the world's security. And at the top of it The Preacher a radical Islamic cleric whose sermons inspire his followers to kill high profile Western targets in the name of God. 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.Tasked with what seems like an impossible job is an ex-US marine who has risen through the ranks to become one of America's most effective intelligence chiefs. Now known only as The Tracker he must gather what scant evidence there is collate it and unmask The Preacher if he is to prevent the next spate of violent deaths. 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 Review Full of insider technical detail [The Kill List] packs the punch Forsyths readers relish complete with a breath-taking denouement in the desert that makes it impossible to put down... A master storyteller Geoffrey Wansell •Daily MailI was gripped by the story of the lone assassin hired to kill President de Gaulle. I reread it last year and found it just as enthralling. It hadnt dated a bit. More than four decades later Forsyths new thriller proves he has lost none of his powers. The prose like the plot is as taut and lean as ever. That reflects the journalist that first and foremost Forsyth has always been. So too does his unerringly topical eye. Fergus Kelly •Daily ExpressTHRILLER OF THE WEEK - A contemporary update on the theme of a deadly assassin closing in on an important target •Mail on Sunday About the Author Former RAF pilot and investigative journalist Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wroteThe Day of The Jackal described by Lee Child asthe book that broke the mould' with its lightning-paced storytelling effortlessly cool reality and unique insider information. Since then he has written twelve novels which have been bestsellers around the world:The Odessa FileThe Dogs of WarThe Devils AlternativeThe Fourth ProtocolThe NegotiatorThe DeceiverThe Fist of GodIconAvengerThe AfghanThe Cobra and most recentlyThe Kill List. He lives in Buckinghamshire England.