- Published: 15 April 2015
- ISBN: 9780857502575
- Imprint: Bantam
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $19.99
A Kill in the Morning
- Published: 15 April 2015
- ISBN: 9780857502575
- Imprint: Bantam
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $19.99
Superbly researched, scarily plausible, and with a great narrative drive – A Kill in the Morning is a cracking counterfactual, and a terrific debut.
STEPHEN BAXTER
A real page turner, and an insane read to boot – I mean that in the best possible way. Imagine a Fleming-esque assassin, only on steroids, and pitch him against the Nazis in a Cold War/Star Wars era where WWII ended in 1941, and this is what you get . . . a wonderful combination . . . a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end
KNIGHT OF THE PEN blog
Genius . . . an exciting rollercoaster of a novel . . . successfully weaves classic spy adventure fiction with superbly researched main characters and wonderful attention to historical detail . . . my favourite book of the year
NE LIFESTYLE magazine
The book is tremendous . . . a fascinating concept and Shimmin makes the most of it . . . A Kill in the Morning is a thriller and thrills is what you get . . . the action is crisp, well-written, and intense
TERRY IRVING, author of Courier
Crisp and enjoyable
SFX magazine
A great mix of pure pulp entertainment. Shimmin has combined a slightly campy Bond style hero with a pulp ‘Commando’ comic style and a twist that you won’t see coming . . . great fun
BOOKBAG blog
RECIPE for a great debut book: 1) Mix two parts of Brit 1950s war thriller; 2) add a chunk of Indiana Jones and a dollop of Dr Who; 3) thicken the plot with a devil-may-care killer and a demon Nazi and; 4) cook it on a steady-paced heat. A Kill in the Morning should be a bonkers read, but it's served up so well it delivers even more than its cover blurb promises - and that's plenty. Bloody good work, Mr Shimmin.
WEEKEND SPORT
I loved A Kill in the Morning. It’s easily up there with Fatherland . . . It’s clever, intelligent, literate, action-filled and utterly compelling. What more could we ask for in any book?
MANDA SCOTT
Part Day of the Jackal, part James Bond . . . a wonderful page-turner with a plot that would make a great action movie . . . an action-packed romp that Ian Fleming would be proud of.
SFFWORLD
Compelling . . . a page-turning thriller with a twist of SF . . . enough guns and girls to keep things interesting. I very much enjoyed it
SFCROWSNEST