The Shadow Network

'an absolute belter' IAN RANKIN 'The British Jack Reacher'The Sunday Times 'Packed with deception and espionage ... Kent has become the British Baldacci, and there can be no higher praise.'Daily Mail Don't miss Book 5 from criminal barrister and crime author Tony Kent: THE SHADOW NETWORK How do you take down an enemy when no one believes they exist? When the lawyers of alleged war criminal Hannibal Strauss are caught up in a terror attack in The Hague, barrister Michael Devlin immediately suspects all is not what it seems. Teaming up once more with Agent Joe Dempsey, they must find who's behind it all before any more innocent lives are lost. With their key witness on the run and assassins on their tail, their only lead is a codename: the Monk, a legendary and mysterious foreign agent with a fearsome reputation. But what is his stake in this dangerous game? And just who is part of his shadowy network of spies? Caught in a complicated web of lies, secrets and double agents, there's no one Dempsey and Devlin can trust but themselves. PRAISE FOR THE SHADOW NETWORK 'What a ride! The very definition of a fast-paced thriller ... Tony Kent's best yet.' IMRAN MAHMOOD, AUTHOR OF ALL I SAID WAS TRUE 'I couldn't put it down!' STEPH BROADRIBB, AUTHOR OF DEATH ON THE BEACH 'A blistering, bruising and utterly addictive thriller that never misses.' NEIL BROADFOOT, AUTHOR OF UNMARKED GRAVES 'Unrelenting tension, nerve-shredding action, and lightening pace. Joe Dempsey is this decade's Jack Bauer.' NEIL LANCASTER, AUTHOR OF BLOOD RUNS COLD

Tony Kent is a criminal barrister, founder director of Chiltern Kills festival, and bestselling author of the Dempsey / Devlin series. First published in 2018 with Killer Intent - a Zoe Ball Book Club pick for ITV - Tony has since published a further four books in the series, including the Richard and Judy Book Club legal thriller Marked For Death. Tony's novels call upon his experiences as one of the most in-demand criminal defence barristers in the country, with a particular specialisation in allegations of organised crime. This role has brought him into frequent and close professional contact with Scotland Yard, the National Crime Agency, MI5, Interpol and even the FBI, all of which allows him to bring a striking level of authenticity to his work. Sign up to Tony Kent's newsletter at tonykent.net, or find him on X (Twitter) at @TonyKent_Writes