Severed: a race-against-time thriller from bestselling author Simon Kernick

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One night stand. One dead body. One bad day. A race-against-time thriller from the UK Harlan Coben. An unputdownable, edge-of-your-seat thriller full of twists and turns from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick - the UK's answer to Harlan Coben. Guaranteed to keep you gripped. Perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride and Peter James. 'Simon Kernick writes great plots, great characters, great action' -- Lee Child 'Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!' -- Harlan Coben 'Simon Kernick uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck' -- Time Out 'Highly recommend this book. I couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review 'What an amazing read, it had me hooked!' -- ***** Reader review 'From the first page to the last this story keeps you on the edge' -- ***** Reader review 'Thriller writing at its best' -- ***** Reader review 'Kept me engrossed all the way through' -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************************************************* ONE NIGHT STAND. ONE DEAD GIRL. You wake up in a strange room on a bed covered in blood. You have no idea how you got there. Beside you is a dead girl. Your girlfriend. The phone rings, and a voice tells you to press play on the room's DVD machine. The film shows you killing your girlfriend. Then you're told to go to an address in East London where you're to deliver a briefcase and await further instructions. There's no way out. If you're to survive the next 24 hours, you must find out who killed your girlfriend, and why. Before they come for you too...

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 Siege, Ultimatum, Stay Alive and The Final Minute. He is also the author of the bestselling three-part serial thrillers Dead Man's Gift and One By One. Simon talks both on and off the record to members of the Counter Terrorism Command 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.

Simon Kernick writes great plots, great characters, great action -- Lee Child Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight! -- Harlan Coben Simon Kernick uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck * Time Out *