Marked for Death
When London’s legal establishment is shaken to its foundation by the grisly crucifixion of a retired Lord Chief Justice, Detective Chief Inspector Joelle Levy is tasked with finding his killer. With fifty years of potential enemies to choose from, only the identical murder of former solicitor Adam Blunt offers a ray of hope: what is it that connects these victims who met such a gruesome end?
Assigned to the story from the start, news reporter Sarah Truman sets out to investigate on her own, not suspecting that the trail will lead straight back to her own front door and her fiancé Michael Devlin. A criminal barrister determined to prove the innocence of his own client, Michael is at first oblivious to the return of the murderous figure from his past – until tragedy strikes closer to home.
Struggling with his grief and guilt, and now caught up in a madman’s terrible quest for revenge, Michael must race to bring the killer to justice – before it’s too late.
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Tony Kent
Tony Kent is a thriller writer, a criminal barrister and a former champion boxer who has been acclaimed as 'the British David Baldacci'. He writes the bestselling Joe Dempsey / Michael Devlin series of political action thrillers which began in 2018 with 'Killer Intent' and continued with 'Marked For Death', 'Power Play', 'No Way To Die' and ‘'The Shadow Network'. His series protagonist Joe Dempsey was dubbed 'The British Jack Reacher' by The Sunday Times.
In 2024 Tony was asked to co-write ‘Revenge of Odessa’, alongside thriller-writing legend Frederick Forsyth. A contemporary-set sequel to the classic ‘The Odessa Files’, Revenge of Odessa will be released in the UK in October 2025 and in the USA in Nov 2025.
Dempsey and Devlin
Dempsey and Devlin consists of five books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

