Outside The White Lines - Softcover

Simms, Chris

3.67

129 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099446839 ISBN 13: 9780099446835

Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, 2004

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The Killer roams the motorways looking for his next victim. The Hunter is determined to hunt the Killer down. The Searcher is obsessive and lonely, spending his nights scouring the motorway for unwanted objects. A final confrontation brings all three together in a chilling finale.

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Review:

'Will keep you up all night turning the pages' -- Bookaholic

Anyone reading this will do so in one sitting...Simms is really a name to watch out for. -- Deadly Pleasures Magazine

Chris Simms combines psychological insight with gritty realism to give the reader a genuinely exciting story. -- Crime Time Magazine

Page turning brilliance – I cannot recommend this highly enough. -- Heffers Bookshop

Simms’ fresh approach makes this one of the most promising debuts in crime for some time. -- City Life, Manchester

‘Chris Simms’ debut novel is a compelling psychological drama.’ -- Sky Text

‘Wow! Great on-the-edge-of-your seat stuff.’ -- Ottakars Crime Panel

From the Author:

The idea for this novel came to me one Christmas when, driving home to my mum’s, our family car broke down not once, not twice but three times. By the third time it was the early hours of the morning and the motorway was almost deserted of other traffic. Eventually a white van with a flashing light pulled up behind us and I nearly got out of the car. But the way the driver and his passenger just sat there staring at our vehicle suddenly made me uneasy - and I realised how vulnerable we actually were.
After a couple of minutes of no one moving, he and his passenger got out and began sweeping up some debris from a previous crash that was behind our car. When they eventually carried on their way I saw that it was a motorway maintenance vehicle. But the possibility of it being someone far more sinister remained in my head.
The novel also arose from my own despair over how crowded Britain’s motorways are. Being delayed for hours has become a way of life for so many people using the roads for work purposes. Quite often I listen to the traffic reports on the radio at home and am amazed that the reports can take so long to read, the background music runs out. With congestion set to get worse by another 15% over the next few years, I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before someone’s road rage tips them completely over the edge...

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