The Business of Dying

Nov 2, 2024 2:27 AM

Author:Simon Kernick

A captivating, adrenalin-fuelled thriller that will keep you hooked from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben.

"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

"Read it. You won't be disappointed." -- ***** Reader review

"An ingenious plot." -- ***** Reader review

"It's twists and turns are as breathtakingly exciting as is the relentless pace of the story." -- ***** Reader review

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HE'S A FULL TIME COP AND A PART TIME HIT MAN. AND HE'S BEEN SET UP.

It's a cold November night, and DS Dennis Milne is waiting to kill three unarmed men.

Cynical and jaded, Milne earns money on the side by doing what he does best: punishing the bad guys.

But he senses all is not quite right.

This time, instead of shooting drug dealers, he kills two customs officers and an accountant.

The hunter has become the hunted. With his colleagues and his enemies closing in on him, Milne must use all of his skills, just to stay alive.

Reviews

Gripping and thought provoking...Kernick weaves his web with the assurance of a seasoned professional

—— Time Out

Caught me with its gut-wrenching reality. A compelling début

—— Gerald Seymour

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

Douglas Kennedy's 10th novel, The Moment, a tome running to almost 500 pages, is weighty enough to crush any doubts about this prolific author's status as a stylish popular novelist and a classy purveyor of the gripping yarn... It is the quality of evaluation, this conscious appraisal of unforeseen loss, of gallant naivety, of the bullish youthful belief in the right to happiness, that sets Kennedy's work apart from that of many other popular novelists... It is a gripping read and an honest attempt to address human frailty while playing out our minor destinies in the face of great love and desperate loss.

—— Irish Times

Douglas Kennedy is back with his 10th novel, The Moment. In this gripping love story, a man receives a package from a woman with whom he had a love affair during the Cold War.

—— Good Housekeeping

A morally complex page-turner.

—— Red Magazine

The two central characters of Thomas and Petra are wonderful. They both come across as living, breathing individuals. This is a beautifully written book which is all about an enduring love, despite what some would describe as truly insurmountable circumstances. Highly recommended.'

—— Bookbag

The story is controlled and gripping, tainting you by taking its time to reveal details of the mystery woman, Petra, socking you with unexpected twists and reassuring you with a sense that his story will follow through and won't let you down. And it doesn't... It is bittersweet and romantic enough to sweep you away - a perfect escapist read.

—— Irish Independent

An author of consistently engaging and clever bestsellers, Kennedy has ranged from Stateside dramas to noirish thrillers. The Moment pulls together both strains in his fiction, marrying romantic tragedy with Le Carre-style espionage. The novel's set pieces are robustly staged and Kennedy turns the plot on its axis several times. The sadness at the heart of the novel is what makes it more than just an evocative recreation of an interesting time and place.

—— Independent

5 stars

—— Express

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