This is a great follow up to Tony Kent’s debut novel, Killer Internet and is about the same characters, maverick barrister, Michael Devlin and his fiancée, reporter Sarah Truman.
Sarah is investigating the cruel murder of an aged judge in his own home when the trail leads her to Michael. The late judge was a friend of Michael’s pupil- master and dear friend, Reid who is himself devastated by the murder.
When the killer murders again in the same cruel way Michael, Sarah and Joelle Levy, the Detective assigned to the case, start to look for a serial killer and connections. Why are elderly lawyers being targeted?
There are a number of twists and turns as well as a sub plot where Michael is defending an innocent boy accused of a double murder. He works with Draper, a young female barrister and she definitely has feelings for him that are not strictly professional.
This is a fast paced read with a clever plot which kept my attention. Michael is an interesting hero who has secrets and many skills that would not be usual for a Barrister!
I had read the previous book which meant I already knew Michael Devlin’s family background.
However Marked for Death would work equally well as a stand alone novel although I would suggest reading the first book as it is so amazingly good!
I thoroughly recommend Marked For Death to all crime and legal thriller fans.
I am already looking forward to the next book in the series and hoping that the author is well into writing it already.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my arc in exchange for an honest review.