Book description
Who will survive? The new bestseller from the master of the
race-against-time thriller.
LONDON. THE STANHOPE HOTEL, PARK LANE. 16. 00 A normal afternoon.
THE MANAGER
Newly engaged Elena Serenko has just made the life-changing
decision to quit her job and start a new life in Australia.
THE GUESTS
Upstairs, a young woman waits for her lover; a visiting family
prepare for an evening out; and a sick man contemplates his own mortality.
THE ASSASSIN
High up amongst the penthouse suites, a skilled and dangerous
killer is hunting a quarry who's eluded him for far too long.
THE SIEGE
What none of them know is that a group of ruthless gunmen are
about to burst into the Stanhope, shooting indiscriminately, and
seizing hostages.
As darkness falls and the gunmen become increasingly violent, only
one thing matters. Who will survive?
From the first line, Kernick knows how to get a thriller shifting,
and he doesn't let up until the very last ... he puts a London hotel
under siege, to brilliantly dramatic effect. Daily Mirror A
murder-a-minute gallop which successfully relies on sheer pace. Daily
Telegraph A gripping read with a rich cast of nicely crafted characters
and a clever plot - or two - that comes together in a decidedly
satisfactory ending. The Times 20120218 Excellent at police and
intelligence detail . expertly plotted . fast, furious and professional
Daily Mail In Siege [Kernick] has upped his game considerably ...
Nail-bitingly tense, Siege is genuinely unputdownable. Irish Independent
20120211
Simon Kernick is one of Britain's most exciting thriller
writers. He talks both on and off the record to members of the Met's
Special Branch and 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.
To find out more about his thrillers, visit www. simonkernick. com,
www. facebook. com/SimonKernick and www. twitter. com/simonkernick
