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Tony Kent

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Criminal barrister, ex-boxer & author of the bestselling Joe Dempsey / Michael Devlin thriller series. Co-founder of Chiltern Kills Crime Writing Festival Co-writer of The Revenge of Odessa alongside Frederick Forsyth Rep’d by Kerr MacRae (MacRae LPA)

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We're delighted our next film evening will feature a screening of 'The Odessa File', 10th Jan (7pm/£5) at @hulllibraries.bsky.social (Central).

Our special guest is @tonykentwrites.bsky.social, who co-wrote 'Revenge of Odessa' with Frederick Forsyth.

Ticket link in the comments 🎬

03.12.2025 19:10 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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One week to go until we let #RevengeOfOdessa loose into the world!

The long-awaited sequel to the all-time classic #TheOdessaFile, it was a massive honour to help the master of the thriller genre - the late, great Frederick Forsyth - deliver his passion project

Pre-order today!

16.10.2025 18:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Not long to go, can’t wait to be at @chilternkills.bsky.social again, such a brilliant event! @bigissue.com @centrepointuk.bsky.social @paulwaters.bsky.social @tonykentwrites.bsky.social

17.09.2025 13:50 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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My weekend read - Revenge of Odessa by Frederick Forsyth and @tonykentwrites.bsky.social

Out October 23rd from Bantam/Transworld

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0857...

#books #booksky #amreading #revengeofodessa

06.09.2025 10:13 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Demnächst gibt es den zweiten Teil der "Akte Odessa" von #FrederickForsyth und @tonykentwrites.bsky.social . Aktuell wie sonst nie. Handlung spielt September 2025!!! #germanbooksky #lesen #buchsky

06.09.2025 07:27 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
Covers of four novels by the spy thriller writer Frederick Forsyth, who died on Monday at age 86. The titles shown are Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, and his forthcoming final book, a sequel to The Odessa File entitled Revenge of Odessa. It comes our November 18th, and we offer it as a 20% off preorder.
Text in this picture is an quote from Forsyth's obituary in The New York Times:
“Many of his plots and characters were ripped from real life. While researching “The Odessa File,” he interviewed Simon Wiesenthal, the famed Nazi hunter. Mr. Wiesenthal suggested that he use a real Nazi fugitive, Eduard Roschmann, the so-called Butcher of Riga, in the book.

As Mr. Forsyth recounted in his 2015 memoir, “The Outsider,” when the film version of “The Odessa File” was shown in a small town in Argentina, someone in the audience recognized the Roschmann character (played by Maximilian Schell) as his neighbor and turned him in.

Mr. Roschmann fled the country but died of a heart attack at the border. He was buried in a gravel pit. Mr. Forsyth said he hoped they tossed a copy of his book into the grave.”

Covers of four novels by the spy thriller writer Frederick Forsyth, who died on Monday at age 86. The titles shown are Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, and his forthcoming final book, a sequel to The Odessa File entitled Revenge of Odessa. It comes our November 18th, and we offer it as a 20% off preorder. Text in this picture is an quote from Forsyth's obituary in The New York Times: “Many of his plots and characters were ripped from real life. While researching “The Odessa File,” he interviewed Simon Wiesenthal, the famed Nazi hunter. Mr. Wiesenthal suggested that he use a real Nazi fugitive, Eduard Roschmann, the so-called Butcher of Riga, in the book. As Mr. Forsyth recounted in his 2015 memoir, “The Outsider,” when the film version of “The Odessa File” was shown in a small town in Argentina, someone in the audience recognized the Roschmann character (played by Maximilian Schell) as his neighbor and turned him in. Mr. Roschmann fled the country but died of a heart attack at the border. He was buried in a gravel pit. Mr. Forsyth said he hoped they tossed a copy of his book into the grave.”

RIP spy thriller author Frederick Forsyth. He entertained and informed us. His final book, Revenge of Odessa, cowritten by @tonykentwrites.bsky.social, is a sequel to The Odessa Files and covers the rise of the international far right. Coming out 11/18, 20% off preorder link in comment. #BookSky

12.06.2025 02:13 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1

You won’t hear any disagreement from me.

09.05.2025 15:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Springtime in our little Denham ‘village’.

Eighteen months here and still feel the need to take pictures. That must be a good sign!!

#home #barns #denham #miniforest #summertime #summer #bbqweather

09.05.2025 15:40 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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A very sunny morning spent at the Tandem Collective thriller day, part of their #tandemweekender at Fairview Farm

It was a pleasure to talk to Lex and a room full of brilliant #bookstagram & #booktok content creators about books, the Bar & what comes next with #revengeofodessa

27.04.2025 13:24 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A quick Happy Easter to everyone out there who celebrates it, and a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend to all those who don’t.

May Tuesday come late this year!!

20.04.2025 13:09 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lunch of Champions: protein and fibre!!

Or…the lunch of someone who still can’t use their thighs after a leg session almost 48hrs and who is desperate for anything that might help fix them before heading back in to the gym at 7.30 tonight…

#theagony

17.04.2025 16:50 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My race home against Joseph didn’t go quite as planned.

Who taught him to hog the middle of the road!??

17.04.2025 16:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Today’s view while I finish my #RevengeOfOdessa edits.

Mother Nature doesn’t make strict deadlines easy, does she!?!

11.04.2025 12:26 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Finally got Joseph into the gym. Can’t believe he waited until he was almost 7. Lazy little bastard.

03.04.2025 08:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Murder on the Marlow Belle: A gripping cosy crime murder mystery novel from the Sunday Times bestseller, new for 2025! (The Marlow Murder Club Mysteries, Book 4) eBook : Thorogood, Robert: Amazon.co.u... Murder on the Marlow Belle: A gripping cosy crime murder mystery novel from the Sunday Times bestseller, new for 2025! (The Marlow Murder Club Mysteries, Book 4) eBook : Thorogood, Robert: Amazon.co.u...

Oo, 99p for MURDER ON THE MARLOW BELLE! (don't know how long for)

If you were curious to read the latest Marlow Murder Club book, but didn't want to pony up the full price, now is your chance!

www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Marlo...

01.04.2025 12:35 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
A green, a yellow and a blue copy of the proof versions of The Cut Throat Trial

A green, a yellow and a blue copy of the proof versions of The Cut Throat Trial

WELL HELLO THERE you coy little beauties.

Proof copies of The Cut Throat Trial, my first foray into fiction, are now out in the world, ahead of the real thing being published on 28 August 2025.

Freaking terrifying.

Anyone interested in pre-ordering can find links to booksellers here bio.to/7zNmPU

31.03.2025 18:40 — 👍 276    🔁 31    💬 19    📌 2

It won’t come as a surprise but this one is GOOD!! Even if one of the bad guys IS named after the Criminal Bar’s nicest, handsomest ex-boxer.

But otherwise it’s a winner!!

31.03.2025 20:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This literally never gets old!!

(For me, I hasten to add!! Not for you lot!!)

12.03.2025 12:34 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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More deer photos from my walk to the station!!

It never gets old.

Well, not for me, anyway!! Or for Maximus the Jack Russell!!

11.03.2025 11:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When I was 18-21 & living in Dundee, I was lucky enough that one of my boxing coaches was the legendary Dick McTaggart, the greatest British amateur boxer of all time.

It was one of the biggest honours I ever had.

Dick passed away at the weekend. A loss of a legend.

RIP, Sir.

10.03.2025 22:45 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Calling all #CrimeFiction fans! Don't miss this brilliant opportunity to hear @neillancaster66.bsky.social in action. Join us on 25th March, when Neil will be discussing his ace new book WHEN SHADOWS FALL - in conversation with @tonykentwrites.bsky.social!💙📚

chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/an-eve...

07.03.2025 10:43 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Is it any coincidence that spring seems to have started on the first day of the year where I didn’t have to get up and write #RevengeOfOdessa!??

Springtime for Hitler, anyone!?

It had better not get cloudy again when I start #DempseyDevlin6 tomorrow!!!

But for now…glorious!!!

02.03.2025 11:09 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I’ve just been recommended this great new book by Amazon.

You know what, I think I’m going to order one. Looks like it’s right up my street!!!

#RevengeOfOdessa #FrederickForsyth @transworldbooks.bsky.social

25.02.2025 15:30 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Granite Noir- Tony Kent; James Oswald

Granite Noir- Tony Kent; James Oswald

Really missing you here. @sirbenfro.bsky.social @tonykentwrites.bsky.social

21.02.2025 15:17 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Very much enjoying my long train journey to Aberdeen for Granite Noir

I’ve been writing most of the way but also taking a little trip down memory lane

I’m not sure what it says about my youth that I remember each town I pass by reference to who I fought there, but hey ho…

20.02.2025 20:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

It is the music from the first one!! I refuse to acknowledge the existence of the sequel!!

20.02.2025 16:18 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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An evening with Neil Lancaster - Chiltern Bookshops Join former police detective and bestselling author Neil Lancaster, as he chats to fellow author Tony Kent about his brand new DS Max Craigie thriller, When...

Coming up in March, an evening with @neillancaster66.bsky.social! ("Think Jack Reacher fronting Line of Duty" Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social.)

If you're a fan of gripping #CrimeFiction, you won't want to miss this event! @tonykentwrites.bsky.social

chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/an-eve...

20.02.2025 12:07 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 2

Looking forward to an evening of chat with my mate @neillancaster66.bsky.social

We know each other fairly well but we’ll keep the in jokes to a minimum & I promise to look surprised & laugh at all the right times, even when I’ve heard it before

The man gives a cracking interview, not to be missed

20.02.2025 14:36 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Correct choice.

20.02.2025 14:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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All set up for my 7hr 15min train journey to Aberdeen and Granite Noir Crime Writing Festival.

Very very VERY close to the end of my new one, be interested to see if I can finish it at this ‘desk’…

Earphones in.

Gladiator 20th Anniversary Edition soundtrack on.

Let’s kill some Nazis!!

20.02.2025 14:08 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0