Siege - Hardcover

Kernick, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593062906 ISBN 13: 9780593062906

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2012

Synopsis

London is under attack. People are dead. Many more lives hang in the balance as a group of highly trained gunmen storm the historic Lanchester Hotel on Park Lane. The gunmen have given the government just five hours to meet their demands before they blow up the building. Shots ring out. Some guests panic. Others text their loved ones. Still more try to escape. All are united by one thing: fear for their lives. All - except one man who has information so dangerous that it must be kept safe - at any price. Darkness falls. The gunmen become increasingly violent. One question is in everybody's minds. Will they survive the night?

About this title

About the Author

One of Britain's most exciting thriller writers, Simon Kernick exploded onto the scene with his acclaimed debut The Business of Dying. His big breakthrough came with 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.

From the Back Cover

'Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!' Harlan Coben

'Simon Kernick generates a potent cocktail of thrills.' Guardian

'Simon Kernick uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck.' Time Out

'Pace, pace, pace is what Simon Kernick does best.' Daily Mirror

To find out more about Simon Kernick and his books, go to his website: www.simonkernick.com

From the Inside Flap

London is under attack.

People are dead. Many more lives hang in the balance as a group of highly trained gunmen storm the historic Stanhope Hotel on Park Lane.

The gunmen have given the government just five hours to meet their demands before they blow up the building.

Shots ring out. Some guests panic. Others text their loved ones. Still more try to escape. All are united by one thing: fear for their lives. And at the centre of it all is one man, who has information so dangerous that it must be kept safe - at any price.

Darkness falls. The gunmen become increasingly violent. One question is in everybody's minds.

Will they survive the night?

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593062906
• ISBN 13: 9780593062906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400