Dead Man's Gift and Other Stories

Dead Man's Gift and Other Stories

by SimonKernick (Author)

Synopsis

DEAD MAN'S GIFT MP Tim Horton arrives home to find his seven year old son has been abducted by a ruthless gang of kidnappers. All they have left behind is the brutally murdered body of the Horton's nanny. The gang's demands are simple: Tim must sacrifice his own life in order to save his son's. It's the ultimate dead man's gift ... ONE BY ONE Six former school-friends have been brought together on a remote island. They haven't all been in contact since a fateful night twenty-one years ago, when their friend Rachel was found dead. The man arrested for her murder has now been acquitted, and the seven friends fear for their own lives. But are they hiding from the right person? Or have they fallen into a deadly trap? Plus three more thrillers guaranteed to keep you gripped to the page

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Century
Published: 26 Jul 2018

ISBN 10: 1780898541
ISBN 13: 9781780898544
Book Overview: From the number one bestselling author, comes two electrifying novellas and three short stories published in book form for the very first time.

Author Bio
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.