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Severed

a race-against-time thriller from bestselling author Simon Kernick

Simon Kernick author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd

Published:12th May '11

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One night stand. One dead body. One bad day. A race-against-time thriller from the UK Harlan Coben.

You wake up in a strange room on a bed covered in blood. Your girlfriend.

The phone rings, and a voice tells you to press play on the room's DVD machine.

The film shows you killing your girlfriend.

If you're to survive the next 24 hours, you must find out who killed your girlfriend, and why.

An unputdownable, edge-of-your-seat thriller full of twists and turns from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick - the UK's answer to Harlan Coben. Guaranteed to keep you gripped. Perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride and Peter James.


'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 uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck' -- Time Out
'Highly recommend this book. I couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review
'What an amazing read, it had me hooked!' -- ***** Reader review
'From the first page to the last this story keeps you on the edge' -- ***** Reader review
'Thriller writing at its best' -- ***** Reader review
'Kept me engrossed all the way through' -- ***** Reader review
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ONE NIGHT STAND. ONE DEAD GIRL.

You wake up in a strange room on a bed covered in blood.

You have no idea how you got there.

Beside you is a dead girl. Your girlfriend.

The phone rings, and a voice tells you to press play on the room's DVD machine.

The film shows you killing your girlfriend. Then you're told to go to an address in East London where you're to deliver a briefcase and await further instructions.

There's no way out.

If you're to survive the next 24 hours, you must find out who killed your girlfriend, and why. Before they come for you too...

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 uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck * Time Out *

ISBN: 9780552164344

Dimensions: 198mm x 127mm x 28mm

Weight: 325g

480 pages