Killer Intent by Tony KentSynopsis: “An assassin’s bullet. A deadly conspiracy. But who is calling the shots?

When an attempted assassination sparks a chain reaction of explosive events across London, Britain elite security forces seem powerless to stop the chaos threatening to overwhelm the government.

As the dark and deadly conspiracy unfolds, three strangers find their fates entwined: Joe Dempsey, a deadly military intelligence officer; Sarah Truman, a CNN reporter determined to get her headline; and Michael Devlin, a Belfast-born criminal barrister with a secret past.

As the circle of those they can trust grows ever smaller, Dempsey, Devlin and Truman are forced to work in the shadows, caught in a life-or-death race against the clock, before the terrible plot can consume them all.”

My Review

This was a real page-turner that I raced through over the weekend.

It’s the first book in a five part series featuring Michael Devlin a barrister, and Joe Dempsey a former SAS operative. It started slowly to built up the characters and relationships, so I could get a good feel for them and the situations they found themselves in later on. Set mostly in England and Northern Ireland it had short chapters that had me reading just one more.

I actually started off listening to the audiobook via audible plus, but then read it via the Libby app, although I later discovered that I had a copy on my kindle app that I bought back in 2020! 

This was a really good thriller with some good twists and reveals, and some deadly villains as well. I had my suspicions about who was behind it all, and was proved right about three quarters of the way through.

Definitely recommended it you enjoy political thrillers. I’m definitely going to read the next one in the series!

Book 6 of 20 Books of Summer 2025