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The Last 10 Seconds

a race-against-time bestseller from the UK’s answer to Harlan Coben…(Tina Boyd Book 5)

Simon Kernick author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd

Published:11th Nov '10

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RULE NUMBER ONE: STAY ALIVE. The new race-against-time bestseller from the UK Harlan Coben.

36 HOURS AGO: A brutal serial killer is arrested on the streets of north London after a two-year reign of terror.

36 HOURS AGO: A brutal serial killer is arrested on the streets of north London after a two-year reign of terror. Known as the Night Creeper, he's earned his reputation by torturing five young women to death.

24 HOURS AGO: Undercover cop Sean Egan has infiltrated one of the country's most notorious criminal gangs. Now he's about to risk his life in a desperate bid to bring its members to justice.

12 HOURS AGO: DI Tina Boyd has discovered that the Night Creeper's murders are part of a much larger criminal conspiracy. But her quest for the truth has brought her into contact with some very dangerous people who want to silence her - permanently.

THE LAST 10 SECONDS: A man, a woman, a sadistic killer. As they race towards a terrifying confrontation only one thing is certain: they're all going to have to fight very hard just to stay alive.

Nailbiting ... more twists and turns than a boa-constrictor on speed * The Times *
Another well-paced, well-written thriller from rising star Kernick * Daily Mirror *
A wham-bang chase story ... fast-moving and gripping * Literary Review *
Explodes into non-stop action which refuses to slow down until almost the end of the story. When it gets even faster * Yorkshire Evening Post *
Vibrant, engrossing and constantly surprising. The pace never lets up, this book has a heart, as well as gore galore * Guardian *

ISBN: 9780552158817

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 30mm

Weight: 329g

480 pages