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Reviews for The Business of Dying‘Taut, gripping, disturbing – a most assured and original debut.’ ‘Not for the faint-hearted. Kernick, with all the freshness and fluency of a newcomer, revels in portraying the seedy, amoral, hidden world of Britain’s capital city where conscience is a luxury, where humour is gallows black. The Business of Dying caught me with its gut-wrenching reality. A compelling debut.’ ‘The first person narrative compromises the reader into collaboration with Milne from the outset and sets up an exquisitely tortuous piece of characterisation that should challenge both author and readers in the books to come.’ ‘The crime debut of the year so far …Kernick tells it straight with no embellishments, which is exactly how I like my crime fiction. A prize winner if ever I saw one.’ ‘British author Kernick shows every sign of being a major talent… Powerful prose, tight plotting and a clever fair-play puzzle add up to a remarkable first effort.’ ‘Impressive… Nicely plotted and briskly paced, with a voice not unlike James M. Cain’s in DOUBLE INDEMNITY.’ ‘A most auspicious debut which leaves me looking forward eagerly to Mr Kernick’s next book.’ ‘A gem of a book that will have the reader cheering ambiguously cheering for the protagonist and narrator ... Gallows humour and a sardonic voice mark Kernick's remarkable debut. Pathos, pace, twists and a savage sense of place make this a guilty pleasure.' ‘An uncommonly assured first novel, quite brilliantly plotted ... done with the kind of dash which inspires total reader confidence and involvement. Rancidly rendered King's Cross setting, credible cops and robbers (with an especially sympathetic Indian DC), sex seen resignedly as both the folly and the force which makes good and bad things happen. Formidable stuff. There is a pro at work here.' ‘A gripping police thriller with original twists and moral depths ... A gritty portrait of a man struggling to regain some moral sense in a world bereft of it.' ‘Kernick shows every sign of being a major talent in his debut novel … Powerful prose, tight plotting and a clever fair-play puzzle add up to a remarkable first effort.’ ‘A crime debut well worth the luggage space. Det Dennis Milne is a professional hitman. You will either like or hate him, rather similar to Rankin’s Rebus. I like him and am on his wavelength.’ ‘Tough, gritty and very exciting … A really splendid start to what promises to be an outstanding new series – it’s totally convincing.’ ‘Just the sort of fast-paced intelligent thriller that cries out for a TV adaptation … Both gripping and thought provoking, Kernick weaves his web with the assurance of a seasoned professional.’ ‘Conscience meets cynicism in a gripping tough-talking tale of corruption and violence in high and low places.’ ‘First time novelist Kernick takes readers on a thrilling and absorbing ride in this highly original and thought provoking read… This book comes highly recommended…’ Kernick’s debut is compelling, dark, and suspenseful… He clearly has a promising future.’
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