Simon Kernick

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Simon Kernick is one of Britain's most exciting new thriller writers. He arrived on the scene with his highly acclaimed debut novel The Business of Dying, and his big breakthrough came with his novel Relentless which became the bestselling thriller of 2007. Simon's research is what makes his thrillers so authentic. He talks both on and off the record to members of Special Branch, the Anti-Terrorist Branch and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, so he gets to hear first hand what actually happens in the dark and murky underbelly of UK crime.

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Siege Simon Kernick February 2012 Book of the Month. One of Britain’s top writers has in Siege created a real edge-of-your-seat race against time thriller. A top London hotel is being held hostage along with everyone... Format: Hardback - Released: 19/01/2012 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)

The Payback Simon Kernick Dennis Milne is a former cop and part-time assassin. He kills the bad guys - people who, in his opinion, deserve to die. Now he's in Manila, waiting for his next target: a young woman who's made some deadly enemies.... Format: Paperback - Released: 30/07/2011 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Last 10 Seconds Simon Kernick Simon Kernick is fast becoming one of the top crime writers in Britain today and at Lovereading we have been fans for a long time. Here we have another gritty, fast paced, suspense-filled triumph. This one is going to have... Format: Paperback - Released: 11/11/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

The Last 10 Seconds Simon Kernick Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 6 May 2010. Simon Kernick is fast becoming one of the top crime writers in Britain today and at Lovereading we have been fans for a long time. Here we have another... Format: Hardback - Released: 21/01/2010 Lovereading Price: £11.24 - Saving £3.75 (25%)

Target Simon Kernick Longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2010. November 2009 Book of the Month. One of the best London-based, gritty crime novelists around who shot to fame with Relentless... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/11/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Severed Simon Kernick A brilliant opening chapter and the pace is fast and furious throughout. Tyler wakes up in a room with a dead body and no recollection of how he got there and certainly no recollection of the events he then sees... Format: Paperback - Released: 14/01/2008 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Severed Simon Kernick A brilliant opening chapter and the pace is fast and furious throughout. Tyler wakes up in a room with a dead body and no recollection of how he got there and certainly no recollection of the events he then sees... Format: Hardback - Released: 18/06/2007 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)

Relentless Simon Kernick Reviewed on Richard & Judy on Wednesday 11th July 2007.A great opening which hooks you from the start and keeps you tight throughout. Refreshingly, the hero, Tom, is not a cop but an ordinary man (possibly the only... Format: Paperback - Released: 21/05/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Crime Trade Simon Kernick The dark, gritty underbelly of London is split open to let the bloody entrails of undercover policemen, informers, drugs, big money, gun battles and revenge spill forth. This is noir urban crime, tough stuff. It’s his second with number three... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2005 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)