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  • Published: 28 November 2019
  • ISBN: 9781473570436
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 10 hr 19 min
  • Narrator: Paul Thornley
  • RRP: $24.99

Die Alone

a seriously high-octane thriller from bestselling author Simon Kernick




The new high-octane thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick

Brought to you by Penguin.
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"Simon Kernick is an absolute master of the adrenaline-fuelled ride" - PETER JAMES

The new high-octane thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick
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Alastair Sheridan has it all. Wealth, good looks, a beautiful wife and children and, in the chaotic world of British politics, a real chance of becoming Prime Minister.

But Alastair also has a secret. He’s a serial killer with a taste for young women.

Only a handful of people know what kind of monster he is, and disgraced detective Ray Mason is one of them.

Awaiting trial for murder, Ray is unexpectedly broken free by armed men and given an offer: assassinate Alastair Sheridan and begin a new life abroad with a new identity. The men claim to be from MI6. They say that Sheridan is a threat to national security and needs to be neutralised. Ray knows they are not who they say they are, and that their real motives are far darker.

The only person Ray trusts is ex-cop and former lover Tina Boyd, who’s keen to settle her own scores with Sheridan.

With enemies on every side, only one thing is certain.

No one wants them to get out alive.
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"Simon Kernick is one of the most reliable purveyors of the edge-of-your-seat thriller... a more powerful adrenaline rush than an EpiPen" - JAKE KERRIDGE, SUNDAY EXPRESS

"An emotionally punchy domestic noir blended with the pace and action of a high-octane thriller, WE CAN SEE YOU will keep you breathlessly on the edge of your seat, wondering which character you can trust, if any at all, until the final brilliant twist! A #WTFthatending indeed!" - SARAH PINBOROUGH, author of BEHIND HER EYES and CROSS HER HEART
"A pacy thriller, with a body count that rises along with the tension levels" – SUNDAY MIRROR
"Simon Kernick manages to ring fresh changes (and revelations) at every point… He remains one of the most consistently suspenseful and ingenious writers in the field" – FINANCIAL TIMES
"Thriller-meister Simon Kernick’s standalone books are always worth picking up – and his latest is no exception" – SUNDAY SPORT
(c) 2019, Simon Kernick (P) 2019 Penguin Audio

  • Published: 28 November 2019
  • ISBN: 9781473570436
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 10 hr 19 min
  • Narrator: Paul Thornley
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

Simon Kernick

Simon Kernick is one of Britain’s most exciting thriller writers. He arrived on the crime writing scene with his highly acclaimed debut novel The Business of Dying, the story of a corrupt cop moonlighting as a hitman. Simon's big breakthrough came with his novel Relentless which was the biggest selling thriller of 2007. His most recent crime thrillers include Siege, Ultimatum, Stay Alive and The Final Minute. He is also the author of the bestselling three-part serial thrillers Dead Man’s Gift and One By One.

Simon talks both on and off the record to members of the Counter Terrorism Command and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, so he gets to hear first hand what actually happens in the dark and murky underbelly of UK crime.

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Praise for Die Alone

Simon Kernick is one of the most reliable purveyors of the edge-of-your-seat thriller... gives a more powerful adrenaline rush than an EpiPen

Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express

Simon Kernick writes great plots, great characters, great action

Lee Child

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

Harlan Coben

Simon Kernick is an absolute master of the adrenaline-fuelled ride

Peter James

Thriller-meister Simon Kernick’s standalone books are always worth picking up

Sunday Sport

Simon Kernick manages to ring fresh changes (and revelations) at every point… He remains one of the most consistently suspenseful and ingenious writers in the field

Financial Times

It’s always a pleasure to pick up the latest from Simon Kernick and once again he has delivered an exhilarating, tightly plotted and well-crafted tale. The phrase ‘page turner’ is sometimes overused, but never in this author’s case. This is a book you will not want to put down. An ex-detective seeking redemption and a corrupt, murderous politician. What’s not to like? A firecracker of a read.

Shots magazine

Rips along at a breathless pace.

The Sun

Unless you’re a thrill-seeker about to be fired out of a fairground cannon, there’s no bigger blast than Kernick’s new tour-de-force. Nobody does it better. With action, thrills, and a helter-skelter plot, this is a supreme thriller.

Peterborough Evening Telegraph

The story races along, full of practical and operational detail, a world of tangled motives and divided loyalties, before reaching an action-packed climax.

Country and Townhouse Magazine