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The Bone Field #3
Die Alone
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.
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.
400 pages, Hardcover
First published November 28, 2019
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Simon Kernick
73 books1,158 followersSimon Kernick (born 1966 in Slough, Berkshire) is a British thriller/crime writer now living in Oxfordshire with his wife and two daughters. He attended Gillotts School, a comprehensive in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Whilst he was a student his jobs included fruitpicker and Christmas-tree uprooter. He graduated from Brighton Polytechnic in 1991 with a degree in humanities. Kernick had a passion for crime fiction writing from a young age and produced many short stories during his time at polytechnic. After graduating Kernick joined MMT Computing in London in early 1992, where a relative was the Chairman and Managing Director. Kernick was a key member of the sales team and was very highly regarded. However, he left the company after 4 years in the hope of trying to secure a publishing deal. Despite interest from a number of publishers Kernick was unable to secure a deal, so he joined the sales force of the specialist IT and Business Consultancy Metaskil plc in Aldermaston, Berkshire in 1998 where he remained until he secured his first book deal (The Business of Dying) in September 2001. His novel Relentless was recommended on Richard & Judy's Summer book club 2007. It was the 8th best-selling paperback, and the best-selling thriller in the UK in the same year
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December 14, 2019
EXCERPT: Jane Kelman hadn't always been a killer. Years ago, she'd been a married mother of two who'd never even been in a fight, let alone murdered anyone. But life has a way of changing things, and the truth was, Jane had enjoyed killing the first time she'd done it. The act itself had been exciting. It had given her a sense of power she'd never experienced before and it didn't take her long to understand why serial killers found murder addictive. The victims too had deserved it. One had been the loan shark she'd been forced to sleep with to help pay off her husband's debts, a low level gangster and a slimy piece of dirt called Frank Mellon. Another had been his bodyguard. And the third had been her husband himself, set up to make it look like that he'd killed Mellon and the bodyguard in a fit of jealous rage.
Three dead men in one night.
ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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
MY THOUGHTS: This is a thrilling thriller! It is fast paced and full of action from beginning to end. Set in the shady world of politics and the old boy's network, corruption reigns supreme.
There is human trafficking, contract killing, blackmail and every other crime against humanity that you could imagine.
And yet amongst this darkness, there are pinpoints of light and humanity. There are people who are prepared to sacrifice themselves to do the right thing, to fight against those corrupted by their own power.
Ray Mason is one such person. Tina Boyd another.
This is an exciting book, one that I would like to see made into a movie. Although this is the third book in a series, it is easily read as a stand alone. The author provides enough back information in the course of the story to make this possible. I look forward to more to come. And coming from someone who is more of a murder mystery/crime/domestic & family drama reader, this is high praise indeed.
😍😳😯😍
#DieAlone #NetGalley
My favourite quote: ....however dark things became, it was still a beautiful world out there. You just had to make the decision to leave the crap behind.
THE AUTHOR: Simon Kernick (born 1966 in Slough, Berkshire) is a British thriller/crime writer now living in Oxfordshire with his wife and two daughters. He attended Gillotts School, a comprehensive in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Whilst he was a student his jobs included fruitpicker and Christmas-tree uprooter. He graduated from Brighton Polytechnic in 1991 with a degree in humanities. Kernick had a passion for crime fiction writing from a young age and produced many short stories during his time at polytechnic. After graduating Kernick joined MMT Computing in London in early 1992, where a relative was the Chairman and Managing Director. Kernick was a key member of the sales team and was very highly regarded. However, he left the company after 4 years in the hope of trying to secure a publishing deal. Despite interest from a number of publishers Kernick was unable to secure a deal, so he joined the sales force of the specialist IT and Business Consultancy Metaskil plc in Aldermaston, Berkshire in 1998 where he remained until he secured his first book deal (The Business of Dying) in September 2001. His novel Relentless was recommended on Richard & Judy's Summer book club 2007. It was the 8th best-selling paperback, and the best-selling thriller in the UK in the same year
DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Random House UK Cornerstone via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of Die Alone by Simon Kernick for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.
For an explanation of my rating system, please refer to my Goodreads.com profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday.wordpress.com
This review and others are also published on Twitter, Amazon and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Three dead men in one night.
ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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
MY THOUGHTS: This is a thrilling thriller! It is fast paced and full of action from beginning to end. Set in the shady world of politics and the old boy's network, corruption reigns supreme.
There is human trafficking, contract killing, blackmail and every other crime against humanity that you could imagine.
And yet amongst this darkness, there are pinpoints of light and humanity. There are people who are prepared to sacrifice themselves to do the right thing, to fight against those corrupted by their own power.
Ray Mason is one such person. Tina Boyd another.
This is an exciting book, one that I would like to see made into a movie. Although this is the third book in a series, it is easily read as a stand alone. The author provides enough back information in the course of the story to make this possible. I look forward to more to come. And coming from someone who is more of a murder mystery/crime/domestic & family drama reader, this is high praise indeed.
😍😳😯😍
#DieAlone #NetGalley
My favourite quote: ....however dark things became, it was still a beautiful world out there. You just had to make the decision to leave the crap behind.
THE AUTHOR: Simon Kernick (born 1966 in Slough, Berkshire) is a British thriller/crime writer now living in Oxfordshire with his wife and two daughters. He attended Gillotts School, a comprehensive in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Whilst he was a student his jobs included fruitpicker and Christmas-tree uprooter. He graduated from Brighton Polytechnic in 1991 with a degree in humanities. Kernick had a passion for crime fiction writing from a young age and produced many short stories during his time at polytechnic. After graduating Kernick joined MMT Computing in London in early 1992, where a relative was the Chairman and Managing Director. Kernick was a key member of the sales team and was very highly regarded. However, he left the company after 4 years in the hope of trying to secure a publishing deal. Despite interest from a number of publishers Kernick was unable to secure a deal, so he joined the sales force of the specialist IT and Business Consultancy Metaskil plc in Aldermaston, Berkshire in 1998 where he remained until he secured his first book deal (The Business of Dying) in September 2001. His novel Relentless was recommended on Richard & Judy's Summer book club 2007. It was the 8th best-selling paperback, and the best-selling thriller in the UK in the same year
DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Random House UK Cornerstone via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of Die Alone by Simon Kernick for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.
For an explanation of my rating system, please refer to my Goodreads.com profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday.wordpress.com
This review and others are also published on Twitter, Amazon and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
December 20, 2019
Simon Kernick is back with more in his thriller DI Ray Mason series, building on the momentum of the past two novels. During his long rise to fame, Alastair Sheridan has amassed great wealth and surrounded himself with a wonderful family. Now, he seeks to be prime minister of the United Kingdom and is poised to do so. He has only one deep secret that could derail this, that he is a serial killer with a long list of victims. Thankfully only a few know of this, one of whom is DI Ray Mason. It would seem that Mason is in no position to be airing this dirty laundry, as he is incarcerated for killing two people, which he does not deny, after taking the law into his own hands. When Mason is caught in a prison riot, he is injured and sent out to be treated. During the transport, the van is hijacked and Mason is taken into custody of an elusive group. He is told that he must kill Sheridan once and for all, thereby finishing something that he has always wanted to do. With Mason on the lam, he is being hunted by the police and he turns to his friend and sometimes lover, Tina Boyd, happy to help find Sheridan and put a bullet of her own in his head. With news of Mason being out of prison many old enemies join the fight to kill him, turning this into an intricate game of cat and mouse. Sheridan inches closer to holding the reins of political power, but must ensure that Mason cannot speak of what he knows. Many will die in this game, but the victor is anything but certain. A wonderful addition to the series that keeps the reader guessing throughout. Recommended to those who love their police procedurals full of momentum, as well as readers who love staying up late into the night to finish a book.
While I did not have the best memory of the Ray Mason plot line when I turned to this third book, I do remember how much I enjoyed the other two. I was not disappointed with this one, as the action began just as I was getting my bearings and did not stop throughout. Ray Mason has all but given up on being a hero, having been sent to jail and awaiting trial for killing two people at the heart of a string of killings from years ago. That said, he made promises and wants to bring answers to the victims’ families, as well as hunt down the head of the group responsible, Alastair Sheridan. Mason revisits some of the old feelings he had with Tina Boyd here, but there is little personal development for the reader to ascertain. It is likely all in the moment action. Others help to shape the story in this bloody game of cat and mouse, where only one victor can remain, but the bodies are sure to pile up. Simon Kernick does a wonderful job at showing the gritty nature of the law and how some will go to all lengths to let justice see the light of day, while others will get drunk on power and refuse to let anything stand in their way. I will have to look into more of Kernick’s work, as this book was so
eventful and kept me on the edge of my seat.
Kudos, Mr. Kernick, for a great piece of writing. If only other authors of these thrillers had the exuberance to inject into their writing.
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While I did not have the best memory of the Ray Mason plot line when I turned to this third book, I do remember how much I enjoyed the other two. I was not disappointed with this one, as the action began just as I was getting my bearings and did not stop throughout. Ray Mason has all but given up on being a hero, having been sent to jail and awaiting trial for killing two people at the heart of a string of killings from years ago. That said, he made promises and wants to bring answers to the victims’ families, as well as hunt down the head of the group responsible, Alastair Sheridan. Mason revisits some of the old feelings he had with Tina Boyd here, but there is little personal development for the reader to ascertain. It is likely all in the moment action. Others help to shape the story in this bloody game of cat and mouse, where only one victor can remain, but the bodies are sure to pile up. Simon Kernick does a wonderful job at showing the gritty nature of the law and how some will go to all lengths to let justice see the light of day, while others will get drunk on power and refuse to let anything stand in their way. I will have to look into more of Kernick’s work, as this book was so
eventful and kept me on the edge of my seat.
Kudos, Mr. Kernick, for a great piece of writing. If only other authors of these thrillers had the exuberance to inject into their writing.
Love/hate the review? An ever-growing collection of others appears at:
http://pecheyponderings.wordpress.com/
A Book for All Seasons, a different sort of Book Challenge: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
May 13, 2020
Simon Kernick books are reliably very good and this was no exception. In fact, it may just be the best one yet. Featuring both Ray Mason and Tina Boyd along with DI Mike Bolt who have all appeared in previous books, this is an action packed and tension filled cat and mouse game delivered exceptionally well.
Mason is as surprised as anyone when he is sprung out of prison, having been there a year awaiting trial for double murder ending a decorated police career. Somebody has a job for him. Obviously this job is not legal. Mason goes along with it, for now. He is not a very trusting soul so has his wits about him when realises he’s been played. He escapes by the skin of his teeth and enlists the help of Tina Boyd. Trying to stay one step ahead of the law and the villains, and keep a promise he made to a grieving family, Mason follows the trail of the man who wants him dead across Europe for a tense showdown.
It had some heart-stopping moments and the pace was relentless. Mason and Boyd are excellent in this book and make a formidable team. I wonder if we’ll see them again. This book was seriously enjoyable. Many thanks to Netgalley, Random House UK, Cornerstone and Simon Kernick for my review copy.
Mason is as surprised as anyone when he is sprung out of prison, having been there a year awaiting trial for double murder ending a decorated police career. Somebody has a job for him. Obviously this job is not legal. Mason goes along with it, for now. He is not a very trusting soul so has his wits about him when realises he’s been played. He escapes by the skin of his teeth and enlists the help of Tina Boyd. Trying to stay one step ahead of the law and the villains, and keep a promise he made to a grieving family, Mason follows the trail of the man who wants him dead across Europe for a tense showdown.
It had some heart-stopping moments and the pace was relentless. Mason and Boyd are excellent in this book and make a formidable team. I wonder if we’ll see them again. This book was seriously enjoyable. Many thanks to Netgalley, Random House UK, Cornerstone and Simon Kernick for my review copy.
February 26, 2020
A superb, well crafted, thriller. Featuring Tina Boyd and Ray Mason. I was about to not read this book; after bringing it home, when I realised it was about a serial killer. But after reading Matt Peachey's review - I was intrigued. Plus I really like the characters if Tina Boyd and Ray Mason.
A sensational thriller.
A sensational thriller.
November 26, 2019
The Bone Field #3 DI Ray Mason #4
Alistair Merridan is a serial killer who has also been named as the next prime minister. E was the man behind the Bone Field killings and Ray has unfinished business with him. Ray is on the run and he needs Tina's help to flee the country. But there are people out there to prevent him from doing this.
I've loved e very minute and every word in this trilogy. Theres been many heart stopping moments and plenty of twist and turns. This thrilling conclusion does not disappoint. Ray has many narrow escapes. The narrative is told from Ray and Tina's point of view. The pace is fast and the plotline is thrilling. It's well written, tense and gripping. But it does have some violent scenes. This has been a really good trilogy. I highly recommend it.
I would like to thank NetGalley, Random House UK, Cornerstone and the author Simon Kernick for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Alistair Merridan is a serial killer who has also been named as the next prime minister. E was the man behind the Bone Field killings and Ray has unfinished business with him. Ray is on the run and he needs Tina's help to flee the country. But there are people out there to prevent him from doing this.
I've loved e very minute and every word in this trilogy. Theres been many heart stopping moments and plenty of twist and turns. This thrilling conclusion does not disappoint. Ray has many narrow escapes. The narrative is told from Ray and Tina's point of view. The pace is fast and the plotline is thrilling. It's well written, tense and gripping. But it does have some violent scenes. This has been a really good trilogy. I highly recommend it.
I would like to thank NetGalley, Random House UK, Cornerstone and the author Simon Kernick for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
November 28, 2019
Die Alone is the third and final instalment in The Bone Field trilogy featuring disgraced Detective Inspector Ray Mason, his ex-partner and badass Tina Boyd and Mike Bolt who is leading the chase to catch them. Each book can be read as a standalone without any issues as the characters are well fleshed out although you may not be privy to some of the backstory if you just jump right in. The story revolves around Alastair Sheridan, a man with everything to lose including his shot at being Prime Minister who has a dark secret; he has a disturbing penchant for young girls whom he brutally offs in cold blood. Ray is one of the few people who are aware of his criminal undertakings and after being accused of a murder he didn't commit is on the run and rapidly running out of people he can trust. Broken out of prison by an unidentified armed gang, they proposition him; kill Sheridan to earn a new identity and a new life.
This is the most superbly gripping and compulsively readable political thrillers I have read in years. You always know what you going to get with Kernick; non-stop action with barely a moment to breathe, danger lurking around every corner, a story that moves at breakneck speed and enemies every which way, and this book is no exception. There's never a dull moment and more excitement than you can shake a stick at. Of course, you need to suspend your disbelief a little but this is intended as a fun and highly entertaining read rather than realistic and it succeeds with both of those. It's an adrenaline-fuelled cat and mouse game from start to finish with many twists and turns and a masterful use of misdirection. A pure exhilarating page-turner and a cracking way to conclude the trilogy. I only hope the next book is as explosive but Kernick never disappoints. Many thanks to Century for an ARC.
This is the most superbly gripping and compulsively readable political thrillers I have read in years. You always know what you going to get with Kernick; non-stop action with barely a moment to breathe, danger lurking around every corner, a story that moves at breakneck speed and enemies every which way, and this book is no exception. There's never a dull moment and more excitement than you can shake a stick at. Of course, you need to suspend your disbelief a little but this is intended as a fun and highly entertaining read rather than realistic and it succeeds with both of those. It's an adrenaline-fuelled cat and mouse game from start to finish with many twists and turns and a masterful use of misdirection. A pure exhilarating page-turner and a cracking way to conclude the trilogy. I only hope the next book is as explosive but Kernick never disappoints. Many thanks to Century for an ARC.
October 12, 2025
The book dragged for me. I know the book has high ratings but I was bored listening to the audiobook.
November 25, 2019
Die Alone is book 3 of The Bone Field trilogy. Book 1 of The Bone Field is, The Bone Field. Book 2 of The Bone trilogy is The Hanged Man and book 3 of The Bone trilogy is Die Alone.
Die Alone is the first book that I have read of The Bone Field trilogy. You can very easily read Die Alone as a standalone book.
Simon Kernick knows how to pull his readers in with a fast paced thriller story. I would recommend reading Die Alone to men and women who lives for gripping thrilling stuff. There is plenty within in this page turning story for book club to discuss.
The prologue alone had me gripped with my heart racing, not knowing what was about to happen next, and what happened shocked me, so much I wasn't ready for this disturbing part.
What's to be geared up for is a public figure, a loyal husband, a serial killer and with enemies on every side.
I recommend Die Alone with scenes, perfect to explore for all you thriller base fans.
Die Alone is the first book that I have read of The Bone Field trilogy. You can very easily read Die Alone as a standalone book.
Simon Kernick knows how to pull his readers in with a fast paced thriller story. I would recommend reading Die Alone to men and women who lives for gripping thrilling stuff. There is plenty within in this page turning story for book club to discuss.
The prologue alone had me gripped with my heart racing, not knowing what was about to happen next, and what happened shocked me, so much I wasn't ready for this disturbing part.
What's to be geared up for is a public figure, a loyal husband, a serial killer and with enemies on every side.
I recommend Die Alone with scenes, perfect to explore for all you thriller base fans.
January 5, 2020
The third book in the DI Mason (Bone Field) series does not disappoint- a hugely pacy and addictive thriller with a cleverly engaging concept.
I actually didn't find it hard to believe that a man poised to be the next Prime Minister might also be serial killer- I mean just look at the world we are living in currently- when Mason is "extracted" from jail to ensure this doesn't happen, so begins a page turner of a cat and mouse thriller which I devoured in short order.
Simon Kernick' s writing is as ever involving and immersive, one of those books you feel like you barely drew breath during reading- I found it to be highly entertaining with an immediately riveting plot and an excellent conclusion.
Recommended.
I actually didn't find it hard to believe that a man poised to be the next Prime Minister might also be serial killer- I mean just look at the world we are living in currently- when Mason is "extracted" from jail to ensure this doesn't happen, so begins a page turner of a cat and mouse thriller which I devoured in short order.
Simon Kernick' s writing is as ever involving and immersive, one of those books you feel like you barely drew breath during reading- I found it to be highly entertaining with an immediately riveting plot and an excellent conclusion.
Recommended.
December 5, 2019
Although this is the final book in The Bone Field Trilogy it is a fabulous stand-alone read too. When disgraced ex DI Ray Mason, is broken out of prison, where he is serving time for murder, he is given a choice. Assassinate high ranking politician and potential Prime Minister Alastair Sheridan and have a new start and new identity abroad, or go back to prison. This is a chance for Mason to rid the world of a psycho, although he knows the people offering him a new start aren't who they say they are.
This is a fabulous book that is one adrenaline rush of pure pleasure as this cat and mouse game begins. When the hit, where Sheridan should have been, turns out to be someone else it is still a win-win situation for Mason, taking him one step near to fulfilling a promise to a young girl's, now ageing, parents. The police are quickly on the scene, making it obvious that he has been set up for taking the fall for with the gang that broke him out of prison. This leaves Mason no choice as his calls on his former partner and lover Tina Boyd to help him.
The story went up yet another notch, as Tina rapidly became a top player in the story. Loved this ballsy lady who found herself up to her neck in the action and as sort after as Mason. There is a lot of masculine tension going on with two past lovers in her now turbulent life as well as a worthy adversary that could be her match. The depth of deprivation of Sheridan is something that he doesn't have to seek himself as the right people serve his needs as if he was simply ordering dessert. You just know that some people just can't be and don't want to be mended.
A tremendous all-action super high class read. Superb.
This is a fabulous book that is one adrenaline rush of pure pleasure as this cat and mouse game begins. When the hit, where Sheridan should have been, turns out to be someone else it is still a win-win situation for Mason, taking him one step near to fulfilling a promise to a young girl's, now ageing, parents. The police are quickly on the scene, making it obvious that he has been set up for taking the fall for with the gang that broke him out of prison. This leaves Mason no choice as his calls on his former partner and lover Tina Boyd to help him.
The story went up yet another notch, as Tina rapidly became a top player in the story. Loved this ballsy lady who found herself up to her neck in the action and as sort after as Mason. There is a lot of masculine tension going on with two past lovers in her now turbulent life as well as a worthy adversary that could be her match. The depth of deprivation of Sheridan is something that he doesn't have to seek himself as the right people serve his needs as if he was simply ordering dessert. You just know that some people just can't be and don't want to be mended.
A tremendous all-action super high class read. Superb.
November 4, 2020
5/10
I’ve only read one Simon Kernick novel previously so when I was approved of this I didn’t realise it was the end of a series, albeit a loose series as are often the case in this type of book, so I was on the back foot from the off. The author fills in all the blanks for you though but to the extent that if I had read previous novels I would have been fed up of the recaps. I even got fed up of them, over half the novel felt like a cast back to what had happened previously in big chunks rather than little breadcrumbs dropped throughout.
There were a number of cliches here too; the gorgeous femme fatale assassin with no heart, the cop close to retirement who … well I guess you know the score there, people knowing exactly where and when to show up just in the nick of time. You name it, it’s here. The writing style was ok and it was a very quick read but it never gripped me making me not want to put it down.
Too many cliches and flashbacks made my decision to lower my rating, it was a tough call between 2 or 3 stars but those reasons lowered it in the end. I wouldn’t be in a big rush to pick up more by the author unless I wanted a quick pallet cleanser.
Thanks to NetGalley for the book for review
I’ve only read one Simon Kernick novel previously so when I was approved of this I didn’t realise it was the end of a series, albeit a loose series as are often the case in this type of book, so I was on the back foot from the off. The author fills in all the blanks for you though but to the extent that if I had read previous novels I would have been fed up of the recaps. I even got fed up of them, over half the novel felt like a cast back to what had happened previously in big chunks rather than little breadcrumbs dropped throughout.
There were a number of cliches here too; the gorgeous femme fatale assassin with no heart, the cop close to retirement who … well I guess you know the score there, people knowing exactly where and when to show up just in the nick of time. You name it, it’s here. The writing style was ok and it was a very quick read but it never gripped me making me not want to put it down.
Too many cliches and flashbacks made my decision to lower my rating, it was a tough call between 2 or 3 stars but those reasons lowered it in the end. I wouldn’t be in a big rush to pick up more by the author unless I wanted a quick pallet cleanser.
Thanks to NetGalley for the book for review
February 13, 2020
This is the final installment of the highly original Bone Field trilogy and it keeps up the relentless action-packed pace of its two predecessors. Little surprise, that at the end of the short prologue chapter, there are already two dead bodies.
Ray Mason has already killed one the evil trio of rapist serial killers whose crimes were discovered in the first volume and is in prison for his efforts. Soon a second one will meet his fate. However, the third seems to be in a totally impregnable position; having risen through the political ranks, he looks set to become the next Prime Minister. To make matters worse, he has also enlisted the help of killer-for-hire Jane Kelman, aka “The Wraith”.
Once again, assisted by the delightful Tina Boyd, Ray finds himself having to elude his former colleagues in the police whilst still determined to eliminate the third of the Bone Field killers.
Ray Mason is a wonderful creation. Perhaps the nearest we’ll get to a British Jack Reacher. A man who frequently operates outside the law but one with an unshakeable moral compass.
This is a well-crafted, thrills-a-minute story with contemporary resonances. In all, a worthy finale to a brilliant trilogy.
Ray Mason has already killed one the evil trio of rapist serial killers whose crimes were discovered in the first volume and is in prison for his efforts. Soon a second one will meet his fate. However, the third seems to be in a totally impregnable position; having risen through the political ranks, he looks set to become the next Prime Minister. To make matters worse, he has also enlisted the help of killer-for-hire Jane Kelman, aka “The Wraith”.
Once again, assisted by the delightful Tina Boyd, Ray finds himself having to elude his former colleagues in the police whilst still determined to eliminate the third of the Bone Field killers.
Ray Mason is a wonderful creation. Perhaps the nearest we’ll get to a British Jack Reacher. A man who frequently operates outside the law but one with an unshakeable moral compass.
This is a well-crafted, thrills-a-minute story with contemporary resonances. In all, a worthy finale to a brilliant trilogy.
November 26, 2019
Another great book from Simon Kernick.
Ray Mason is in prison at the start of the book as a result of what happened in previous books.
Someone wants him out so following a violent riot in the prison, Mason is taken to hospital but on the way the vehicle is held up and Mason is taken.
He soon realises he’s been broken out of prison for a reason and has to decide if he’s willing to take on the task offered to him.
This task relates to the man Mason is desperate to see get justice so he agrees to it.
Things don’t quite go to plan and soon Mason needs to ask for help.
This is a gripping crime thriller which will have you on the edge of your seat, especially the final few chapters.
Thanks to Random House UK and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
Ray Mason is in prison at the start of the book as a result of what happened in previous books.
Someone wants him out so following a violent riot in the prison, Mason is taken to hospital but on the way the vehicle is held up and Mason is taken.
He soon realises he’s been broken out of prison for a reason and has to decide if he’s willing to take on the task offered to him.
This task relates to the man Mason is desperate to see get justice so he agrees to it.
Things don’t quite go to plan and soon Mason needs to ask for help.
This is a gripping crime thriller which will have you on the edge of your seat, especially the final few chapters.
Thanks to Random House UK and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
June 1, 2020
Die Alone by Simon Kereeeen nick is the third in The Bone Field trilogy and what an action-packed belter of a story it is.
Alistair Sheridan is the favourite to be the next Prime minister. He has it all. But he also has a shady past.
Ray Mason is serving time for a double murder. Someone wants him out. So, a violent riot starts out in the prison and Ray gets injured. He is on his way to hospital when the vehicle hijacked, and Ray gets kidnapped. The persons that have grabbed him wants him to do a job for them. He doesn’t trust them but, he doesn’t think he has a choice, so he goes along with it but things don’t go as planned and he finds himself needing help so, he contacts his old friend Tina Boyd.
Wow I always have been fan of Simon Kernick and this book one does not disappoint. This is gripping action packed thriller that all fans will love. 5 stars from me.
Alistair Sheridan is the favourite to be the next Prime minister. He has it all. But he also has a shady past.
Ray Mason is serving time for a double murder. Someone wants him out. So, a violent riot starts out in the prison and Ray gets injured. He is on his way to hospital when the vehicle hijacked, and Ray gets kidnapped. The persons that have grabbed him wants him to do a job for them. He doesn’t trust them but, he doesn’t think he has a choice, so he goes along with it but things don’t go as planned and he finds himself needing help so, he contacts his old friend Tina Boyd.
Wow I always have been fan of Simon Kernick and this book one does not disappoint. This is gripping action packed thriller that all fans will love. 5 stars from me.
November 21, 2019
Simon Kernick likes to mix and match his characters and though each of his books can be read as a stand-alone, together they make up more than the sum of their parts. So Ray Mason, Tina Boyd and Mike Bolt have all appeared in previous books, but Die Alone is the final part of the Bone Field Trilogy. Don’t let any of that get in the way of enjoying this excellent, fast paced novel, though.
Ray Mason was a police detective, and a damned good one. But his tolerance for letting vicious killers get away has reached its limits and as a result when we meet him he is in the Vulnerable Prisoners Wing of a high security prison, awaiting trial for a double murder. Disgraced and disowned by his own colleagues and with a price on his head put there by those criminals whose lives and crimes he has disrupted, Mason has few friends and way too many enemies.
So when, in the midst of a prison riot, Mason is liberated from the prison and promised a new life and a new identity, he knows his options are limited. It helps that in exchange for this largesse, Mason has to kill a man he knows to be the personification of evil.
Alastair Sheridan is the most loathsome of villains, a seemingly respectable fat cat turned politician who is also a sadistic serial killer. Behind a façade of bonhomie, he has blackmailed and crawled his way almost to the top by associating with some of the worst villains there are, both at home and internationally. Sheridan is clever though and his façade is near perfect, with a trophy wife and seemingly unimpeachable lifestyle.
Mason knows differently though and is prepared to use cold blooded killing as a way to take out this vile perpetrator.
But Mason has been set up and soon the hunter becomes the hunted. Soon his very few friends will be putting their lives at risk for him as he hares from one death defying shoot out to another, putting everyone he cares about in serious danger.
Kernick has created in Mason an honourable man who the justice system has failed, making him ready to mete out his own form of retribution. He keeps his promises, regardless of the personal cost and though he knows he is not good for her, he feels a bond with Tina Boyd that he can’t help but tug on.
Die Alone is an action-packed thrill ride. It is relentless in its pace and the quest for justice is never far away from his protagonist’s quick thinking mind. Mason is a man who lives life to the full and is never more than three paces away from the next ambush.
Vivid, with just enough scary violence and with an authentic feel for the criminal underbelly of England, Die Alone is an electric read.
Verdict: The very definition of a thrill-ride, Die Alone starts at a running pace and just gets faster. The characters are engaging and the plot electric. If you like your protagonists quick thinking and commando fit, Die Alone is the book for you.
Ray Mason was a police detective, and a damned good one. But his tolerance for letting vicious killers get away has reached its limits and as a result when we meet him he is in the Vulnerable Prisoners Wing of a high security prison, awaiting trial for a double murder. Disgraced and disowned by his own colleagues and with a price on his head put there by those criminals whose lives and crimes he has disrupted, Mason has few friends and way too many enemies.
So when, in the midst of a prison riot, Mason is liberated from the prison and promised a new life and a new identity, he knows his options are limited. It helps that in exchange for this largesse, Mason has to kill a man he knows to be the personification of evil.
Alastair Sheridan is the most loathsome of villains, a seemingly respectable fat cat turned politician who is also a sadistic serial killer. Behind a façade of bonhomie, he has blackmailed and crawled his way almost to the top by associating with some of the worst villains there are, both at home and internationally. Sheridan is clever though and his façade is near perfect, with a trophy wife and seemingly unimpeachable lifestyle.
Mason knows differently though and is prepared to use cold blooded killing as a way to take out this vile perpetrator.
But Mason has been set up and soon the hunter becomes the hunted. Soon his very few friends will be putting their lives at risk for him as he hares from one death defying shoot out to another, putting everyone he cares about in serious danger.
Kernick has created in Mason an honourable man who the justice system has failed, making him ready to mete out his own form of retribution. He keeps his promises, regardless of the personal cost and though he knows he is not good for her, he feels a bond with Tina Boyd that he can’t help but tug on.
Die Alone is an action-packed thrill ride. It is relentless in its pace and the quest for justice is never far away from his protagonist’s quick thinking mind. Mason is a man who lives life to the full and is never more than three paces away from the next ambush.
Vivid, with just enough scary violence and with an authentic feel for the criminal underbelly of England, Die Alone is an electric read.
Verdict: The very definition of a thrill-ride, Die Alone starts at a running pace and just gets faster. The characters are engaging and the plot electric. If you like your protagonists quick thinking and commando fit, Die Alone is the book for you.
December 12, 2019
Absolutely brilliant. Fantastic author. Very good storyline and end of series.
November 6, 2019
This is a very entertaining and tense and pleasingly complex thriller. I didn't realise until I was about a quarter of the way through that it's actually the final novel in a trilogy. I wish I'd read all of them as I think this would have added impact when we discover the fate of individuals. Some people seem like they're minor players but I've since learned they played significant roles in previous books. Nevertheless, Die Alone still stands alone very well and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'll be reading more from Simon Kernick. Review to follow shortly on For Winter Nights.
February 25, 2020
I abandoned it about a third of the way in, and I only made it that far because there were so many positive reviews here. Thankfully, I found one other person who felt as I did, that it was tedious and predictable, and I also thought the writing wishy-washy and amateurish. Still, from the sounds of the other reviews, Mr Kernick won't be crying into his beer over losing one (previous) fan.
February 4, 2020
Running out of ideas
Very poor. Continual reminders of what happened in the previous books, tedious and predictable to the end. One book to many!
Very poor. Continual reminders of what happened in the previous books, tedious and predictable to the end. One book to many!
November 21, 2019
The book reminded me of why thrillers had been what hooked me to become a reader. The anticipation- the need to know now what happens next, racing to turn the page, and finally getting to the end to take that breath you never realized you were holding. And yes, I totally borrowed that phrase from a YA book. Die Alone was all of that!
The story is told in a mix of first and third person multiple POVs with distinct voices even without a heading of who is now narrating. The start was captivating and kept me on edge that I was sorely tempted to keep on reading through the night. In case you were wondering, I typically don't read suspense at night because I tend to still think of it until bedtime. Anyway, the multiple POV worked for me, heightening the suspense twofold. Instead of lessening the thrill of not knowing what each character is actually up to or thinking, it gave gravitas to the narrator's part in the story.
Die Alone is action packed, but it does let you take a short breather, like 15 seconds, every now and then. The build up to the climax was made intense by the shifting POVs and it was quite a roller-coaster ride. I also liked that for every character who had a POV, we got a bit of their personal story. Because of that, I got invested into who they were as a person and made me feel for them. All the disgust was saved for Sheridan, of course. It was creepy reading his POV.
There was nothing special about Ray Mason. He is far from the perfect character who does the right thing all the time though heavens fall. And that is what made his character great albeit sometimes frustrating. He has his own code of conduct and strong personal beliefs he's tightly holding on to, which makes him take the law into his own hands, consequences be damned. He sometimes act before he thinks. He also makes selfish decisions for self-preservation's sake and I don't fault him that. He's not that insane yet to prefer death over living when he's got a choice to live. His reasons to kill Sheridan may seem all righteous but really, I think Mason was after him for his own selfish purpose of being able to live a life that won't have him constantly looking back to see if someone is after his life.
The supporting cast were as normal as it gets - no perfect he's/she's all that character. I know it's normal to see people die in thrillers but there was a character I wished stayed alive. Citing the reasons why I wanted him/her alive is already spoiler-y, so you have to grab yourself a copy to know who I mean. I might check Tina Boyd's series as I am curious as to how she is as the main character. I liked the role she played here, she was daring but true to herself. I enjoyed reading her inner dialogue especially the part where she had to make a decision between life and death. Her choice was very realistic - no simpering, noble idiocy.
The POV from Sheridan was really creepy. What made it more creepy was the matter-of-fact tone he shares his thoughts. As if the things he do are just normal and it's the society that is weird for not allowing him to freely do what he loves to do. He mocks the political world which he is getting into. For him, it was just a new challenge that he wanted to excel in. He didn't have an ounce of humanity left in him. He was a total psycho.
So...WHAT KIND OF ENDING WAS THAT? I mean, unless the author is planning to write another book with either Mason or Boyd as main characters or maybe a spin-off with a mention of them, then I understand. But if this is the last book where these two appear, I think I we deserved more than that closing scene. I mean, come on!
Anyway, this is not a book you read before bedtime. It will keep you up because you would feel the need to read just. one. more. page. If you value your beauty sleep (I do), trust me, you don't want to read this at night.
It's the perfect read while waiting for the train, the bus, or your flight, or while sitting in the doctor's waiting area. The fast-pace narrative will make time go faster. It's the perfect companion while waiting, there is no boring page just a few creepy chapters with Sheridan!
What else do I think you should know?
The book is actually the third book in a series if you want to read the whole story of why Mason is in jail. Despite being originally part of a series, it can be read as a standalone. I have not read the prior books but still flew though Die Alone without a hitch, except when Sheridan starts narrating. Have I mentioned he's creepy? No?
*e-ARC was provided by the publisher for an honest review*
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Well, that was quite a read.
*Review to come*
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The story is told in a mix of first and third person multiple POVs with distinct voices even without a heading of who is now narrating. The start was captivating and kept me on edge that I was sorely tempted to keep on reading through the night. In case you were wondering, I typically don't read suspense at night because I tend to still think of it until bedtime. Anyway, the multiple POV worked for me, heightening the suspense twofold. Instead of lessening the thrill of not knowing what each character is actually up to or thinking, it gave gravitas to the narrator's part in the story.
Die Alone is action packed, but it does let you take a short breather, like 15 seconds, every now and then. The build up to the climax was made intense by the shifting POVs and it was quite a roller-coaster ride. I also liked that for every character who had a POV, we got a bit of their personal story. Because of that, I got invested into who they were as a person and made me feel for them. All the disgust was saved for Sheridan, of course. It was creepy reading his POV.
I'd shot three people tonight - it was a strange and unpleasant feeling - and I had no desire to shoot anymore. But I also needed answers, and pointing a gun at someone is a very effective way of getting them.
There was nothing special about Ray Mason. He is far from the perfect character who does the right thing all the time though heavens fall. And that is what made his character great albeit sometimes frustrating. He has his own code of conduct and strong personal beliefs he's tightly holding on to, which makes him take the law into his own hands, consequences be damned. He sometimes act before he thinks. He also makes selfish decisions for self-preservation's sake and I don't fault him that. He's not that insane yet to prefer death over living when he's got a choice to live. His reasons to kill Sheridan may seem all righteous but really, I think Mason was after him for his own selfish purpose of being able to live a life that won't have him constantly looking back to see if someone is after his life.
The supporting cast were as normal as it gets - no perfect he's/she's all that character. I know it's normal to see people die in thrillers but there was a character I wished stayed alive. Citing the reasons why I wanted him/her alive is already spoiler-y, so you have to grab yourself a copy to know who I mean. I might check Tina Boyd's series as I am curious as to how she is as the main character. I liked the role she played here, she was daring but true to herself. I enjoyed reading her inner dialogue especially the part where she had to make a decision between life and death. Her choice was very realistic - no simpering, noble idiocy.
The POV from Sheridan was really creepy. What made it more creepy was the matter-of-fact tone he shares his thoughts. As if the things he do are just normal and it's the society that is weird for not allowing him to freely do what he loves to do. He mocks the political world which he is getting into. For him, it was just a new challenge that he wanted to excel in. He didn't have an ounce of humanity left in him. He was a total psycho.
So...WHAT KIND OF ENDING WAS THAT? I mean, unless the author is planning to write another book with either Mason or Boyd as main characters or maybe a spin-off with a mention of them, then I understand. But if this is the last book where these two appear, I think I we deserved more than that closing scene. I mean, come on!
Anyway, this is not a book you read before bedtime. It will keep you up because you would feel the need to read just. one. more. page. If you value your beauty sleep (I do), trust me, you don't want to read this at night.
It's the perfect read while waiting for the train, the bus, or your flight, or while sitting in the doctor's waiting area. The fast-pace narrative will make time go faster. It's the perfect companion while waiting, there is no boring page just a few creepy chapters with Sheridan!
What else do I think you should know?
The book is actually the third book in a series if you want to read the whole story of why Mason is in jail. Despite being originally part of a series, it can be read as a standalone. I have not read the prior books but still flew though Die Alone without a hitch, except when Sheridan starts narrating. Have I mentioned he's creepy? No?
*e-ARC was provided by the publisher for an honest review*
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Well, that was quite a read.
*Review to come*
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July 18, 2020
I always enjoy the fast-paced action of a Simon Kernick and this certainly did not disappoint! Die Alone is the third in the Bone Field series about a serial killer, Alistair Sheridan, and his associates that ex-policeman has been after for many years. Sheridan has become a politician with aspirations to become Prime Minister and, as becomes clear, he has a very dark past. The story opens with Ray being sprung from prison where he is serving a sentence for murders he has been framed for and being ordered to assassinate Sheridan. This brings him into contact with his ex, Tina Boyd, with whom he has been in many dramatic scrapes in the past. The plot them becomes very complicated with much double-crossing, chasing, shooting and the appearance of the scary female assassin The Wraith. I like the way Kernick manages to create a proper relationship between Tina and Ray amid all this action and portray them as characters you can actually root for rather than just killing machines. So he balances drama, action and character pretty well. My only reservations were - was Sheridan just a bit too evil and would someone like that get into a position where he could expect to become PM (I hope not!) and I did feel a bit queasy at some of the most violent/disturbing scenes (the trafficked girl in the cage, the torture scene with the electric drill and the murder of an elderly woman). I was also sorry to see a well-like character from the other books killed off...I won't say who!
April 24, 2020
This is the third and last book in the bone field series and what a way to end the series. Disgraced ex copper Ray Mason is now in prison on remand awaiting his trial for murder. Because he is an ex copper he has to watch his back 24/7. Then a prison riot breaks out and Ray along with others are moved to hospital for treatment but he never arrives as the transport he is riding in is ambushed and Ray is spirited away by people who are supposedly from MI6. Ray is given the option of assassinating one man and then being given a new identity and a new life overseas, or going back to prison and facing a trial he will lose and then spend many years in jail. The man Ray is to kill is a prominent Politician and on course to be the next Prime Minister. Ray's abductors tell him that this man is a National Security threat but Ray knows different. So begins Ray fight to kill one man and save his own skin, his only trusted ally is his ex lover Tina Boyd who is now a private detective. This book can be read as a stand alone, but if you have read the previous two in the series it will enhance your experience. This book will have you guessing at what will happen next and keep you on the edge of your seat. A good read.
January 14, 2021
I’m a great fan of Simon Kernick and this novel certainly didn’t disappoint.
This is the third novel in the Bone Fields series featuring both Ray Mason and Tina Boyd (from her own series) I’d not read the others before this and the book could quite easily be a stand alone. There’s enough background to know what’s happened previously but it doesn’t distract from the story within this one.
This is a fast paced crime thriller with a bit of everything featured for good measure; a prison escape, double crossing, corrupt politicians, murder and much more. Some of the themes may cause distress to some people, but I found that it added to the story to show how perverted and cruel some of the character were.
A great novel, which makes me want to go back and read the others.
This is the third novel in the Bone Fields series featuring both Ray Mason and Tina Boyd (from her own series) I’d not read the others before this and the book could quite easily be a stand alone. There’s enough background to know what’s happened previously but it doesn’t distract from the story within this one.
This is a fast paced crime thriller with a bit of everything featured for good measure; a prison escape, double crossing, corrupt politicians, murder and much more. Some of the themes may cause distress to some people, but I found that it added to the story to show how perverted and cruel some of the character were.
A great novel, which makes me want to go back and read the others.
November 27, 2019
This is the third book in The Bone Field series by Simon Kernick. I just love this author’s writing. This series features Ray Mason and Tina Boyd, both former cops who have worked together before and usually attract trouble but they trust each other. The book starts in London.
Ray Mason is incarcerated in prison awaiting trial for murder and arson. He didn’t do it but he is taking the rap so Tina could go free. They were trying to get the Bone Field killers but didn’t succeed. And worst of all is that Alistair Sheridan is aiming for Prime Minister and he is possibly the worst of them, the most evil. Ray is trying to survive prison. One night, after a prison brawl and on the way to hospital, Mason is broken free in a raid on the van he was travelling in. They want him to assassinate Alistair Sheridan and begin a new life abroad with a new identity. They have a plan all sorted and give him the details. Mason makes plans of his own, just in case!
On the night of the assassination, things go wrong. Big style! Mason improvises as he realises he’s been set up. The police are on the scene in minutes. Mason escapes and is heading towards the house where he was held. When he gets to the front, he sees bodies in the van and one guy. Mason tells him, ‘put your gun on the floor.’ The guy turns round, smiling and complying, cocking his eye at someone behind Mason. Mason then realises his mistake when there is a voice behind him, ‘hello Mr Mason, put your gun down’. He goes to comply, as a shot comes from behind them. Mason runs off to the side of the house, round the back towards the back gate so he can escape. Pulls himself over the gate, then keeps running as a car pulls alongside then stops, with Tina behind the wheel. He hops in and they take off. He tells Tina everything that he knows and they try to work out a plan. He needs to disappear. He, also, wants Sheridan dead though!
This was a brilliant read! It was like being on a roller coaster with many hills and so gripping and intense. Fantastic writing, descriptive and great characters in Ray Mason and Tina Boyd, always trouble when they are together.
Ray Mason is incarcerated in prison awaiting trial for murder and arson. He didn’t do it but he is taking the rap so Tina could go free. They were trying to get the Bone Field killers but didn’t succeed. And worst of all is that Alistair Sheridan is aiming for Prime Minister and he is possibly the worst of them, the most evil. Ray is trying to survive prison. One night, after a prison brawl and on the way to hospital, Mason is broken free in a raid on the van he was travelling in. They want him to assassinate Alistair Sheridan and begin a new life abroad with a new identity. They have a plan all sorted and give him the details. Mason makes plans of his own, just in case!
On the night of the assassination, things go wrong. Big style! Mason improvises as he realises he’s been set up. The police are on the scene in minutes. Mason escapes and is heading towards the house where he was held. When he gets to the front, he sees bodies in the van and one guy. Mason tells him, ‘put your gun on the floor.’ The guy turns round, smiling and complying, cocking his eye at someone behind Mason. Mason then realises his mistake when there is a voice behind him, ‘hello Mr Mason, put your gun down’. He goes to comply, as a shot comes from behind them. Mason runs off to the side of the house, round the back towards the back gate so he can escape. Pulls himself over the gate, then keeps running as a car pulls alongside then stops, with Tina behind the wheel. He hops in and they take off. He tells Tina everything that he knows and they try to work out a plan. He needs to disappear. He, also, wants Sheridan dead though!
This was a brilliant read! It was like being on a roller coaster with many hills and so gripping and intense. Fantastic writing, descriptive and great characters in Ray Mason and Tina Boyd, always trouble when they are together.
December 2, 2019
This is the third book in the Bone Field Trilogy and like the other two does not fail to disappoint, what a fantastic series of books these have been. The book could be read as a stand-alone book but I would recommend reading the other two to understand the backstory. Roy Mason is sprung put of prison in a complex set up by the most evil man ever to exist. Ray is on the run and needs the help of Tina Boyd, his one time colleague and girlfriend. Theirs is a complicated relationship. Ray has promised the parents of the first person to be killed by Alistair Sheridan, a 13 year old girl, that he would get them justice for her murder. Sheridan is a nasty evil and conniving person responsible for a great many deaths of young women, he will stop at nothing to prevent himself being caught and exposed for what he really is. Sheridan aspires to be the next PM and Ray Mason is the very person to jeopardise those plans, Sheridan wants him dead at any cost. Ray and Tina are complex characters very well painted by Simon Kernick, and although they may break the law, which they once both served to uphold, it is done with good reason and often with a guilty conscience. The book is riveting read, full of surprises, it grips you from the very first page. A brilliant read and well worth the five stars I gave.
Thanks to Netflley, Cornerstone and Penguin Randon House U.K. for this ARC and especially Simon Kernick for a brilliant series.
Thanks to Netflley, Cornerstone and Penguin Randon House U.K. for this ARC and especially Simon Kernick for a brilliant series.
May 5, 2022
Die alone by Simon Kernick.
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.
A great read with good characters. Had me gripped. 4*.
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.
A great read with good characters. Had me gripped. 4*.
March 10, 2024
Compelling in the run-up to the Budget when I needed something to help me switch off. A bit like yesterday’s McDonalds immediately after when I had to accept that even The Wraith (a late-career changer who became a contract killer to kill her husband and people to whom he owed money) was an underdeveloped character. Should be about 50 pages shorter.
December 9, 2019
Alastair Sheridan is making his way to the top in British politics and there is a real possibility of him becoming Prime Minister. To the average person he is a clean cut husband and family man but a very few people know who he really is. Alastair Sheridan has a taste for young women and is a serial killer.
In his quest to become Prime Minister he cannot allow his secret to be revealed at any cost, making those who know the real man to be in extreme danger.
I would recommend this fast, action packed thriller.
In his quest to become Prime Minister he cannot allow his secret to be revealed at any cost, making those who know the real man to be in extreme danger.
I would recommend this fast, action packed thriller.
December 10, 2019
Simon Kernick at his very best as Ray Mason, sprung from jail, gets drawn into a mire where he has to keep his wits about him, with some help from Tina Boyd. As with all Kernick's work, the story moves along at an incredible pace with no dull moments. Arguably the best British thriller writer around at the moment.
Ray Smillie
Ray Smillie
December 13, 2019
Enjoyed this - a ripper of a thriller
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