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Oct 7, 2024 5:28 AM

Author:Simon Kernick

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Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben, brings us this spine-tingling, compelling and captivating thriller that you won't be able to put down. Real edge-of-your-seat stuff!

'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

"Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!" - Harlan Coben

"Simon Kernick writes great plots, great characters, great action" - Lee Child

'Totally submerged myself in this from beginning to end.' -- ***** Reader review

'Yet another excellent page turner from the master of suspense'-- ***** Reader review

'If you like your thrillers non-stop, this is one to savour.' -- ***** Reader review

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NO ONE TO TRUST.

When writer Rob Fallon goes out one night and ends up with his best friend's girlfriend, Jenny, he feels guilty before anything has even happened.

NOWHERE TO RUN

But guilt quickly turns to shock when two men break into Jenny's apartment, abduct her, and try to kill Rob. When Rob reports this to the police, no one believes him. And when he speaks to Jenny's father, he says she's on holiday abroad.

NO PLACE TO HIDE

Rob knows Jenny's life is in danger and starts asking questions. Soon he's the target of brutal killers who are as terrifying as they are elusive. But what do they want? And what does it have to do with an ordinary girl like Jenny?

Either Rob finds out or he's dead. It's that simple ...

Reviews

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

Tony Black is the latest of the seemingly unending stream of good Scottish crime writers who have in common the ability to portray vividly the underbelly of Scottish inner-city criminality ... The dialogue fizzes and the whole is suffused with black humour. Celtic Noir is in rude health

—— Marcel Berlins , The Times

Sitting somewhere between the raw grit of Welsh and the genius of Rankin, Gutted deserves to be the thriller hit of the summer

—— Scottish Daily Record

As washed-up private detectives go, Gus Dury is compelling - he's as hard as any criminal, as twice as self-destructive.

—— William Leith , Evening Standard

Absolutely gripping - a labyrinth of violence, secrets and emotion. This is a true rollercoaster of a read.

—— lovereading.co.uk

Reading Reichs is always an education one way or another. There is plenty of action... but it is the detail that actually makes it gripping

—— Evening Standard

Brennan is a winner, and so is Reichs

—— Daily News

A truly impressive writer

—— We Love This Book

Alex Cross is a legend.

—— HARLAN COBEN

Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.

—— MICHAEL CONNELLY

Patterson knows where our deepest fears are Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination.buried... there's no stopping his imagination.

—— NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Patterson is in a class by himself.

—— VANITY FAIR

Sharp, sassy and guaranteed to send shivers down your spine, this is a tense thriller

—— WOMAN

Cross is one of the best and most likeable characters in the modern thriller.

—— SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER

I love Kate's writing...a fantastic detective mystery

—— Mirror

The opening chapter of Kate Atkinson's latest book is one of the finest pieces of suspense literature you will read this year . . . addictive . . . Atkinson is back at her best

—— London Life
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