Relentless - Hardcover

Kernick, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593054717 ISBN 13: 9780593054710

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2006

Synopsis

John Meron, a happily married father of two who's never been in trouble, receives a phone call that will change his life for ever: his friend Jack Calley, a high-flying City lawyer, is screaming down the phone for help. As Meron listens, Calley is murdered. His last words, spoken to his killer, are the first two lines of Meron's address. Confused and terrified, Meron scoops up his children and hurries out of the house. Just in time. Within minutes, a car pulls up outside, and three men get out. It's clear that they're coming for him. He's being hunted and has no idea why. And with his wife missing, an unidentified corpse in her office, and the police after him for murder, his life's about to get one hell of a lot worse.

About this title

About the Author

Simon Kernick is in his thirties, and lives with his wife and two young children near London. His previous novels, The Business of Dying, The Murder Exchange, The Crime Trade and A Good Day to Die are published as Corgi paperbacks. The research for Simon Kernick's novels is what makes them so authentic. His extensive list of contacts in the police force has been built up over more than a decade. It includes long serving officers in Special Branch, the National Crime Squad (now SOCA), and the Anti-Terrorist Branch, all of whom have plenty of tales to tell.

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

A GOOD DAY TO DIE
A terrific novel. Put this one at the top of your list. Peter Robinson

From the Inside Flap

There s only one truth left in your world. They want you.
And they want you dead.

Tom Meron, a happily married father of two who s never been in trouble, receives a phone call that will change his life for ever: his friend Jack Calley, a high-flying City lawyer, is screaming down the phone for help. As Meron listens, Calley is murdered. His last words, spoken to his killer, are the first two lines of Meron s address.

Confused and terrified, Meron scoops up his children and hurries out of the house.

Within minutes, a car pulls up outside, and three men get out. It s clear that they re coming for him. He s being hunted and has no idea why.

And with his wife missing, an unidentified corpse in her office, and the police after him for murder, Meron s life s about to get one hell of a lot worse.

Relentless - a novel so gripping and compulsive that it demands to be read in a single sitting. Don t expect to put it down unscathed.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593054717
• ISBN 13: 9780593054710
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352