Simon Kernick is one of Britain's most exciting new thriller writers. He arrived on the crime writing scene with his highly acclaimed debut novel The Business of Dying, the story of a corrupt cop moonlighting as a hitman. However, Simon's big breakthrough came with his novel Relentless which was selected by Richard and Judy for their Recommended Summer Reads promotion, and then rapidly went on to become the bestselling thriller of 2007. He lives near London, and is currently working on his new novel.
The pace is breakneck, the plot twists like a hooked eel... The sort of book that forces you to read so fast you stumble over the words * Evening Standard *