The Kill List
The edge-of-your-seat thriller from the legendary author of The Day of the Jackal
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4.2 • 342 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This subpar war-on-terror thriller from Diamond Dagger Award winner Forsyth, with its unknowable outcome, offers less suspense than his Edgar-winning debut, The Day of the Jackal, where the ending is never in doubt. A Muslim extremist, known only as the Preacher, is spreading the message of violent jihad via English-language videos, and his acolytes have begun targeting public officials in the U.S. and the U.K. The job of stopping him falls to Kit Carson, an ex-Marine now part of a super-secret agency in Virginia called Technical Operations Support Activity. Carson, who's known as the Tracker, assembles an assortment of allies straight out of a Mission Impossible script, including a reclusive teenager who's a master hacker employed to trace the Preacher. Some readers will wonder why Forsyth bothered to give Carson a personal incentive to complete the mission. Others will find a lack of memorable characters an obstacle to genuine engagement.
Customer Reviews
Highly recommend this book
Great detail in this well written book. Up to date with current news, it's also educational throughout. Not the true page turner but enjoyable and with an ending to suit.
Thoroughly enjoyable
This was my first Forsyth novel. It won’t be my last.
Exciting page turner
Being ex-services, I was impressed with the well researched background and information contained throughout this book.
It helped keep the story real for me.
Plot was really well developed and kept me interested throughout, with some nice and believable twist.
All brought together with an impressive end.
Great read.