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 played out in the DVD left for him to watch – him killing the girl he has woken up next to. Gripping and  compelling you are completely caught up in the anxious race around the streets of London as Tyler tries to find out who has set him up and why. Kernick makes you hold your breath with anticipation of what plot twist will come next. Brilliant.

Comparison: David Peace, Stuart McBride, Reginald Hill
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Synopsis

You wake up in a strange room on a bed covered in blood.

You have no idea how you got there.

Beside you is a dead girl. Your girlfriend.

The phone rings, and a voice tells you to press play on the room’s DVD machine.

The film shows you killing your girlfriend. Then you’re told to go to an address in East London where you’re to deliver a briefcase and await further instructions.

There’s no way out.

If you’re to survive the next 24 hours, you must find out who killed your girlfriend, and why. Before they come for you too…

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About the Author

Simon Kernick was our Guest Editor in February 2010 - click here - to see the books that inspired his writing.   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.   Author photo © Johnny Ring More books by this author Author 'Like for Like' recommendation