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Kathleen Kent is a New York Times bestselling author and a two-time Edgar Award Nominee. She has also written the award-winning historical novels The Heretic's Daughter, The Traitor's Wife, and The Outcasts, and been published in the crime anthology Dallas Noir. In March 2020 she was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters for her contribution to Texas literature. Follow Kathleen on www.kathleenkent.com
Kent deftly juggles her matryoshka of serial killer-spy thriller, which benefits from a little-known setting that also takes in the legacies of Chernobyl and the Second World War * The Times * Successfully manages to combine a well-researched and realistic espionage plot alongside a chilling serial killer hunt with echoes of both CHILD 44 and GORKY PARK... An almost perfect combination of thriller sub-genres * Crime Time * Kathleen Kent slays it with her new thriller Black Wolf, a propulsive page-turner chock full of juicy spy game goodies: intrigue, serial murder, nuclear secrets, passion, and of course, survival of the fittest... Welcome to the high-stakes world of Melvina Donleavy – a riveting, rich, and relevant heroine destined to take the suspense book world by storm. Simply masterful -- Lisa Barr, New York Times bestselling author. Black Wolf is a riveting read. A razor-sharp, whip-smart, beautifully written thriller set in the chaotic days following the collapse of the Soviet Union, it combines the research and plotting of Frederick Forsyth with the gruesome chills of Thomas Harris. Part espionage tale, part serial killer mystery, Black Wolf is a wholly original page turner of the first order. Highly recommended -- Christopher Reich, New York Times bestselling author of Once a Thief A gritty depiction of the spy game during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Perfect for fans of The Americans -- Alma Katsu An outstanding account of Russia after the fall of the Berlin Wall...thoroughly absorbing and highly recommended book * Promoting Crime Fiction * Very enjoyable and engaging * CrimeTime FM * 'This stimulating spy thriller set during the break up of the Soviet Union in the 1990s is intensely captivating... Black Wolf successfully positions a serial-killer murder mystery alongside a spy thriller, and they entwine and weave into one fabulously readable novel.' -- Liz Robinson * LoveReading * REVIEWS FOR KATHLEEN KENT: 'Kent is an effective storyteller and an acute social observer.' Los Angeles Review of Books 'Kent does a fine job weaving the various plot strands into a satisfying and action-packed whole.' Publishers Weekly
