A Michael North Thriller
1 primary work • 2 total works
Book 1
'A terrific future-shock thriller' LEE CHILD.
What if the person you're ordered to kill
Is the woman you want to protect?
Michael North, assassin and spy-for-hire, is very good at killing bad guys. But what happens when his shadowy bosses at the dark heart of the British government order him to kill a good woman instead?
Rising political star, Honor Jones, MP, has started asking dangerous questions about the men running her country. The trouble is, she doesn't know when to stop. And, now that he's met her, neither does North...
'A gritty, action-packed page-turner' ANDY MCNAB.
'New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around' FREDERICK FORSYTH.
'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' SUNDAY MIRROR.
'Fast-paced and packed with action... A series hero to watch' MICK HERRON.
'Gripping and twisty' INDIA KNIGHT.
'Grabs you from page one and won't let you go... Action-packed from start to finish – but with tenderness and great characterisation too. Fast, sharply written, clever and intense' JEREMY VINE, BBC2.
'A high-octane plot that centres around the dark heart of British political power. A great debut' SUNDAY TIMES.
What if the person you're ordered to kill
Is the woman you want to protect?
Michael North, assassin and spy-for-hire, is very good at killing bad guys. But what happens when his shadowy bosses at the dark heart of the British government order him to kill a good woman instead?
Rising political star, Honor Jones, MP, has started asking dangerous questions about the men running her country. The trouble is, she doesn't know when to stop. And, now that he's met her, neither does North...
'A gritty, action-packed page-turner' ANDY MCNAB.
'New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around' FREDERICK FORSYTH.
'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' SUNDAY MIRROR.
'Fast-paced and packed with action... A series hero to watch' MICK HERRON.
'Gripping and twisty' INDIA KNIGHT.
'Grabs you from page one and won't let you go... Action-packed from start to finish – but with tenderness and great characterisation too. Fast, sharply written, clever and intense' JEREMY VINE, BBC2.
'A high-octane plot that centres around the dark heart of British political power. A great debut' SUNDAY TIMES.
'Starts off like a fired bullet and never lets up. A sheer delight' DAVID BALDACCI
Michael North is a dead man walking.
Can he survive long enough to uncover the truth?
Tobias Hawke was the tech genius on the brink of an astonishing breakthrough in the field of Artificial Intelligence. His creation, 'Syd', a device that mimics human thought, promised to change the face of humanity forever.
Now Hawke’s body has been found in his lab – brutally murdered. And in the wake of her creator's death, Syd has gone into emergency shutdown procedure.
There’s only one man to uncover what secrets she’s hiding and find the killer: Michael North – ex-assassin, spy-for-hire, and racing against the clock to survive the bullet lodged in his brain.
Can he save himself and humanity in time?
Perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Lee Child and Mark Dawson, Curse the Day is an action-packed spy thriller from a Sunday Times bestselling author.
REVIEWS FOR CURSE THE DAY:
'A slick, fast-paced thriller from a master storyteller... Do yourself a favour and buy this book!' LJ Ross
'A rip-roaring road trip into the dark heart of a corrupt, cynical British establishment' Financial Times
'With a plot Fleming or Forsyth would be proud of and a hero to rival Jack Reacher, Curse the Day just might be the Thriller of the Year' Howard Linksey
'Relentlessly plotted with a blistering pace, Curse the Day is a sharply drawn, gleefully witty conspiracy thriller. Tackling tomorrow's nightmare today, this is a superb novel' M.W. Craven
'A brilliant technothriller that reads like a Bond movie, complete with terrific action sequences, memorable characters, and the fate of the world at stake... The pace never lets up and the story stays with you long after the final page' Zoe Sharp
'Packed with no-holds-barred action and memorable characters. It's a blast!' James Swallow
PRAISE FOR JUDE O'REILLY:
'A terrific future-shock thriller full of pace, tension, character, and emotion' Lee Child
'Fast-paced and packed with action' Mick Herron
'A high-octane plot that centres around the dark heart of British political power' Sunday Times
'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' Sunday Mirror
'A gritty, action-packed, page-turner' Andy McNab
'New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around' Frederick Forsyth
'A constantly surprising, heart-felt, desperately exciting super-thriller – and a truly standout action-adventure novel... Left me both smiling and breathless' Rob Parker
Michael North is a dead man walking.
Can he survive long enough to uncover the truth?
Tobias Hawke was the tech genius on the brink of an astonishing breakthrough in the field of Artificial Intelligence. His creation, 'Syd', a device that mimics human thought, promised to change the face of humanity forever.
Now Hawke’s body has been found in his lab – brutally murdered. And in the wake of her creator's death, Syd has gone into emergency shutdown procedure.
There’s only one man to uncover what secrets she’s hiding and find the killer: Michael North – ex-assassin, spy-for-hire, and racing against the clock to survive the bullet lodged in his brain.
Can he save himself and humanity in time?
Perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Lee Child and Mark Dawson, Curse the Day is an action-packed spy thriller from a Sunday Times bestselling author.
REVIEWS FOR CURSE THE DAY:
'A slick, fast-paced thriller from a master storyteller... Do yourself a favour and buy this book!' LJ Ross
'A rip-roaring road trip into the dark heart of a corrupt, cynical British establishment' Financial Times
'With a plot Fleming or Forsyth would be proud of and a hero to rival Jack Reacher, Curse the Day just might be the Thriller of the Year' Howard Linksey
'Relentlessly plotted with a blistering pace, Curse the Day is a sharply drawn, gleefully witty conspiracy thriller. Tackling tomorrow's nightmare today, this is a superb novel' M.W. Craven
'A brilliant technothriller that reads like a Bond movie, complete with terrific action sequences, memorable characters, and the fate of the world at stake... The pace never lets up and the story stays with you long after the final page' Zoe Sharp
'Packed with no-holds-barred action and memorable characters. It's a blast!' James Swallow
PRAISE FOR JUDE O'REILLY:
'A terrific future-shock thriller full of pace, tension, character, and emotion' Lee Child
'Fast-paced and packed with action' Mick Herron
'A high-octane plot that centres around the dark heart of British political power' Sunday Times
'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' Sunday Mirror
'A gritty, action-packed, page-turner' Andy McNab
'New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around' Frederick Forsyth
'A constantly surprising, heart-felt, desperately exciting super-thriller – and a truly standout action-adventure novel... Left me both smiling and breathless' Rob Parker