"...terrific...full of pace, tension, character and emotion. Highly recommended." LEE CHILD
"...a gritty action-packed page-turner.." ANDY MCNAB
"...high octane...Great debut." SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB
Thriller of the Week: THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
"Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling." SUNDAY MIRROR

The bullet in his brain isn't the problem. She is.
Michael North is a hero, with a bullet in the brain to prove it. A bullet which has rewired his neural pathways and heightened his sense of intuition. A bullet which is driving him mad. Working for an extra-governmental agency called The Board, North knows one thing for sure. He is very good at killing very bad guys. But what happens when a hero is ordered to kill a good woman rather than a bad man? Because it turns out that rising political star, Honor Jones, MP, can't stop asking the right questions about the wrong people.
He should follow orders.
Shouldn't he?

"A terrific future-shock thriller full of pace, tension, character, and emotion. Highly recommended – but keep your phone close by with a trusted friend on speed dial." LEE CHILD

"Killing State is a psychological thriller with more twists than a pretzel. The author's first novel is a gritty, action-packed page-turner." ANDY MCNAB, author Bravo Two Zero and Line of Fire.

"...a high-octane plot that centres around the dark heart of British political power. Great debut..." SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB

"A worryingly plausible portrait of Britain in the near-future, Judith O'Reilly's debut novel is fast-paced, packed with action, and introduces a series hero to watch." MICK HERRON, author of Slow Horses and Spook Street.

"New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around." FREDERICK FORSYTH, author of The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File.

"Grabs you from page one and won't let you go. What a brilliant debut from Judith O'Reilly - reading it is like watching an action movie. Action-packed from start to finish – but with tenderness and great characterisation too. Fast sharply-written, clever and intense." JEREMY VINE, BBC RADIO 2.

"Gripping, twisty political thriller..."INDIA KNIGHT, SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE

"A superb political thriller written with aplomb...Former soldier, Michael North is a terrific creation – a hitman with a bullet already lodged in his brain with no time to waste. This is page-turning stuff and Killing State is a story you will keep reading right till the end." HOWARD LINSKEY, author of The Search and The Drop.

"This is that rarest of thrillers – a twist-filled, action-packed page-turner that has stacks to say about contemporary Britain. Intrigue, murder, politics and terrorism – O'Reilly brings it all together in this explosive story. In Michael north we might just have met the nation's new favourite all-action hero with a heart." T.R.RICHMOND, author of What She Left.

"Killing State chronicles anti-hero Michael North's desperate struggle to absolve his sins against an all-too-real conspiracy. In a Dexter meets House of Cards battle, this gritty thriller will appeal to readers with a sophisticated palate for political intrigue." K. J. HOWE, author of The Freedom Broker.