The first two instalments of Thomas Waugh's thrilling Michael Devlin series are collected together here for the first time. NOTHING TO LOSE Still in mourning over his late wife, hitman Michael Devlin thinks he has nothing to live for.Then he meets Emma, a good Catholic girl, and it seems he may finally be getting his second chance.Until the Parkers brothers, the crime family who ordered his most recent hit, decide to tie up loose ends.Finally given something to live for, Devlin must kill or be killed in this literary crime thriller. DARKNESS VISIBLE Michael Devlin, former soldier and contract killer, thought he had retired. He was wrong.Rameen Jamal - the man who murdered and maimed his comrades in Helmand - is in London and Devlin vows to kill again.

He decides to call upon the help of the fixer, Oliver Porter, to plan the hit at The Ritz hotel. But not everything will go to plan. Praise for Thomas Waugh 'Graham Greene meets David Baldacci. Nothing To Lose is philosophical, satirical and, most importantly, gripping. For lovers of thriller writing and literary fiction alike.' - Matt Lynn 'A gripping thriller, elegantly told. A complex plot, deftly handled. And a narrative that puts the city of London, with its wealth and poverty, goodness and evil, at the heart of the story.

' - Alison Joseph. 'Tense and atmospheric.' - Humphrey Hawksley Thomas Waugh is the pseudonym of a bestselling historical novelist.