Did someone try to kill me or am I going mad?
When writer Rob Fallon gets drunk one night and ends up joining his best-friend's girlfriend, Jenny, in her apartment in London's West End, he's feeling guilty before anything's even happened. But guilt quickly turns to shock when two men break into the apartment, abduct Jenny, and try to kill Rob.
But when Rob reports the abduction to the police no one believes him. Jenny's father claims she's on holiday abroad, her apartment appears untouched, and the doorman didn't see or hear anything.
Rob can't let things lie - not with Jenny's life in danger. But when he starts asking questions, he finds himself the target of killers . But what is it they're so desperate to hide? And what does it have to do with an ordinary girl like Jenny? Either Rob finds out, or he's dead. It's that simple ...
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Tuesday 16th February
Wow! A truly compelling read. I picked it up by chance and am now riveted. Please write more! Fred, Italy
Tuesday 26th January
Discoverd Mr Kernicks books in my local library and im so glad i did. I thought James Paterson was the only author who keep keep me awake all night but this thriller done exactly that. Original idea...absolute page turner...keep on writing mate and im in the process of informing anyone who hasnt read your books to do so!!! Thanks for a great read...Paul, Scotland
Tuesday 26th January
Brilliant!!! I couldn't put it down once i started.
Tuesday 26th January
I couldn't put this book down!! Now looking forward to see how the next one pans out!!
Friday 15th January
Target - a stunning read! I went years without really reading anything, then stumbled across Relentless at Gatwick Airport prior to flying to the US. Almost finished the book by the time we arrived there - just found it impossible to stop reading. Have read all the other books since and loved every one. Fantastic, frantic, edge of your seat novels. I know this just echos other comments, but I literally can't put the books down! Even my Dad, who isn't exactly known to want to sit and read, has been engrossed by each book. Can't wait for 'The Last 10 Seconds'.
Monday 11th January
Fantastic book,have waited a long time for it!!!!
Fast action from the word go,read this in 2 days!!! Gripping from first page-excellent,can't wit to read The last 10 seconds!
Sunday 10th January
WoW!!!!! Another blockbuster that hits the ground running. I actually found myself holding my breath in parts without realising!
I have read all of Simon's books, next stop - The Last 10 Seconds. Each book has never failed to amaze, they are totally compelling.
Once you start - You can't stop!!
Saturday 2nd January
Certainly hit the Target with yet another superb book.
True page turner, every chapter has you hooked and wanting more.
Have read every one of Simon's novels and loved everyone.
Monday 28th December
Just finished the book, couldn't put it down. Absoloutely fantastic read! It's the first of his books that i have read, and will be the first of many. I long for a movie and look foward to reading the rest.
Sunday 27th December
TARGET : This is one of the best books from Simon. Have read them all, but this one takes from front cover to the back page at such a fast pace-you just cannot put it down.
Saturday 19th December
just finished reading this one it was superb, could not put it down. havn't read any in order but i've loved them all, cant wait for january so i can read the latest.
Saturday 12th December
Have read all of Simon's books and not one is disappointing. Thoroughly enjoyed all of them and couldnt put them down through anticipation of the outcome. Would recomend them to any one. Target is an awesome read and just shows Simon's brilliance. Really looking forward to his new book in Jan.
Wednesday 2nd December
i have read all of simons books and have found that each one is better than the last .the pace of this book is just as unrellenting as the others and for thrills and spills is simply unbeatable
Tuesday 1st December
Utterly riveting. It's been years since I read a book that kept me up all night, and Mr Kernick delivers in full.
Hold on tight. Grit your teeth. Expect the unexpected. Because this writer does not pull his punches.
Friday 20th November
Just finished Target. Absolutely fantastic. I had previously read Severed which I honestly thought would be hard to beat but this is just as good. I an now starting Relentless keep them coming please Simon.
Thursday 19th November
This man is a genius, the only problem is that you want so desperatley to get to the end to find out how it all turns out, but dont want the book to end. Read it in less than a day, had to apologise to my parntner for not speaking to him but then he did the same to me the very next day. The rest of Simons book s are on my christmas list !
Wednesday 11th November
TARGET
Simon your a genius!
I love your writing - always fast paced. Hard to put down. SEVERED was my first book of yours that I read and now I quickly devour any of your writing. Looking forward to January The last 10 Seconds!
Thank you.
Tuesday 3rd November
I first found one of simons books why on holiday in Turkey, lying around the pool in very poor condition someone had clearly finished with relentless so i took to starting this book, i couldnt put it down, through the xray machine with it still in my hand i went before boarding the plane, i finished it as we were flying over the alps. i was hooked and on return to uk i ordered the entire collection. having just retunred from another holiday in turkey where i took Target to read, this book is amazing, gripping, a brilliant read. please roll on number nine.
well done simon.
Thursday 29th October
The free copy of The Business of Dying with the Evening Standard a couple of weeks ago has got me hooked. Just finished Target on the train down from Aberdeen to London. Couldn't put it down and didn't need to. Never thought I'd like thrillers but I'm now addicted.
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Tuesday 16th February
***WARNING*** CONTAINS SPOILERS*** Was really loving this book! It was maybe my favourite of Kernick's so far...Until he actually went and killed off the main character! How lame was that! He'd developed him nicely, we really had started to empathise with him and then bang! He's gone! And noone really seemed to care...LAME. Why does Kernick seem so averse to endings that are even marginally happy! It made me sad ;( x