BOOKS

The Joe Dempsey/Michael Devlin series

The cover of the book 'Killer Intent' by Tony Kent featuring a silhouette of a man in a long coat walking up stairs with a cityscape in the background.
Book cover for 'Marked for Death' by Tony Kent, featuring a man walking down a dimly lit staircase with blue lighting, and text describing the book as a deadly secret, a chilling game, and a past you can't escape.
Book cover for 'No Way to Die' by Tony Kent featuring a sunset scene with two silhouetted people walking along the beach, palm trees, and a city skyline in the background.
Book cover for 'The Shadow Network' by Tony Kent. The cover features a dark cityscape with tall buildings and a clock tower, with flying birds and a mysterious clouded sky. The title is in large white letters, and the author's name is in bright pink at the bottom.

The Killer Intent Universe

Tony Kent’s novels and short stories unfold within the Killer Intent universe, a world of high-stakes drama and recurring, fan-favourite characters.

At its heart is Joe Dempsey, once an assassin for the British government and now a British intelligence operative working for the United Nations International Security Bureau. With a roving international brief, he seeks to balance the red in his ledger — a James Bond for the 21st century.

Alongside him is Michael Devlin QC, a Belfast-born criminal barrister who escaped a violent childhood as the son of one of Northern Ireland’s most feared gangsters. Now based in London, his past shadows a career where the skills he learned on the streets can mean the difference between life and death.

The stories also follow Sarah Truman, a Boston-born journalist determined to make her mark far from the privilege of her upbringing. Her drive to push too deep into dangerous stories first brought her into Michael’s orbit, and together they navigate lives as perilous as the news they chase.

Completing the team is Eden Grace, a former US Secret Service agent now working with Dempsey at the International Security Bureau. Practical, pragmatic and deadly when required, she is his closest ally and the perfect counterbalance to his intensity.