Book description
A threat has been made. An ultimatum delivered. Innocent people are
in mortal danger. The gripping new bestseller from the master of the
race-against-time thriller.
THE THREAT
8am: an explosion blasts through a cafe in Central London.
THE ULTIMATUM
Minutes later, a call from an unknown terror group warns that a far
greater attack will be launched in
12 hours' time.
THE PRISONER
William Garrett, AKA Fox, is awaiting trial for mass murder. He
claims he can name the bombers. But only at a price.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING
It's a terrifying race against time for DI Mike Bolt and DC Tina
Boyd as they chase their targets across the city in a desperate bid to
stop a major atrocity - before it's too late ...
Simon Kernick is one of Britain's most exciting 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. Simon's big breakthrough
came with his novel Relentless which was the biggest selling
thriller of 2007. His most recent crime thrillers include The Last
Ten Seconds, The Payback and Siege.
Simon 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; www. twitter. com/simonkernick
