A Good Day To Die - Hardcover

Kernick, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593051467 ISBN 13: 9780593051467

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2005

Synopsis

When Dennis Milne - now living under an assumed identity in the Philippines - hears that his old friend and colleague Malik has been gunned down in a restaurant, he decides to go back to the violent city he once called home, and bring the murderer to book. Milne arrives in a pre-Christmas London which is cold and hostile. But he is no longer a policeman; no longer charged with keeping the peace and upholding the law. Although his old friends at the King's Cross station do not know that Milne is back in town, it soon becomes clear that his arrival has been expected by men who are after his blood. Hungry for revenge and determined to uphold his own very rough brand of justice, Milne's search for the person behind his friend's death leaves a trail of death and destruction that is more wide-reaching than even he could have expected...

About this title

About the Author

is in his thirties, and lives with his wife and two young children near London. His previous novels, The Business of Dying and The Murder Exchange, which also features DI Gallan and DS Boyd, are published as Corgi paperbacks. His third novel, The Crime Trade, is a Bantam Press hardcover.

From the Back Cover

THE BUSINESS OF DYING The crime debut of the year so far Kernick tells it straight with no embellishments, which is exactly how I like my crime fiction.A prize winner if ever I saw one. Independent on Sunday

THE MURDER EXCHANGE
From hardboiled cops to ruthless women on the make and sadistic north London crooks, Kernick generates a potent cocktail of thrills that makes contemporary London feel like Dodge City.A knucklehead ride. Guardian
THE CRIME TRADE Kernick is no longer a writer to watch; he s an author to be reckoned with. Mark Billingham

From the Inside Flap

When ex-cop Dennis Milne now living under an assumed identity in the Philippines hears that his old friend Asif Malik has been gunned down in a restaurant, he decides to go back to the violent city he once called home, and hunt down the murderer.

Milne arrives in a pre-Christmas London that is cold and hostile. But he is no longer a policeman; no longer charged with keeping the peace and upholding the law.And although his former colleagues don t know he s back, it soon becomes clear that there are people who do, and they ll stop at nothing to get him out of the way.

Hungry for revenge and determined to administer his own brand of justice, Milne s search for the truth takes him down a bloody path, and towards a terrible secret that is linked to events in his own dark past.
In A Good Day to Die, Simon Kernick has crafted a compelling story of gripping pace and reality, and in Dennis Milne he has created a central protagonist who is as attractive as he is morally flawed. Do not expect to put it down unscathed.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593051467
• ISBN 13: 9780593051467
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336