Author:Simon Kernick
A gripping Quick Read from the master of the race against time thriller.
Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time?
You are hiking in the Scottish highlands with three friends when you come across a girl.
She is half-naked, has been badly beaten, and she can’t speak English.
She is clearly running away from someone.
Do you stop to help her? Even if it means putting your friends’ lives – and your own - in terrible danger?
Pace, pace, pace is what Simon Kernick does best.
—— Daily MirrorSimon Kernick writes great plots, great characters, great action.
—— Lee ChildSimon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!
—— Harlen CobenSimon Kernick uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck.
—— Time OutFrom the first line, Simon Kernick knows how to get a thriller shifting, and he doesn't let up until the very last
—— Daily MirrorExtremely funny... Keret’s stories understand the plasticity of narrative and the importance of imaginative acts
—— The TimesThe ingenious and original master of the short story overflows with absurdity, humour, longing and compassion... Keret's most mature and most playful work yet, and establises him as one of the great international writers of our time
—— GQDistinctive, surreal and intelligent
—— Antonia Charlesworth , Big Issue in the NorthSublimely irresistible
—— Tim Samuels , theholbornmag.com