Publisher | Transworld Publishers |
ISBN 13 | 9780552164320 |
ISBN 10 | 552164321 |
Author | Simon Kernick |
Book Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
Book Description | Five grand for a couple of hours' work? That's what nightclub owner Roy Fowler's offering ex-mercenary Max Iversson to act as security for a meeting he's having with the 'businessmen' who are supposedly buying his club. But when they turn up at the deserted north London industrial estate where the meeting's taking place, things go wrong and three men end up dead, including two of Iversson's colleagues. Now he wants to know who's behind the killings. Detective Sergeant John Gallan is also looking for answers. He's investigating the fatal poisoning by snakebite of a doorman from Fowler's club. Lead are scarce and when they do appear so do bodies. But Gallan keeps digging away, unearthing in the process a murderous conspiracy spanning this investigation and another, more heinous murder that's been shelved, unsolved, for a long time. Unknown to each other, he and Iversson are also heading towards a final, devastating confrontation from which neither man is likely to emerge intact. From the Paperback edition. |
About the Author | Simon Kernick is one of Britain's most exciting thriller writers. He arrived on the scene with his highly acclaimed debut novel The Business of Dying, and his big breakthrough came with his novel Relentless which became the bestselling thriller of 2007. Simon's research is what makes his thrillers so authentic. He talks both on and off the record to members of Special Branch, the Anti-Terrorist Branch and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, and hears first hand what actually happens in the dark and murky underbelly of UK crime. |
Parental Rating | 5+ |
Publication Date | 2011 |
Number of Pages | 432 |