Ultimatum: A Thriller
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00GEEB8VG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 457 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hang on tight!”. #1 bestselling author Simon Kernick will leave you breathless with his sheer storytelling power in this race-against-time thriller about a terrorist threat in London.An explosion blasts through a cafe in Central London. Minutes later, a call from an unknown terror group warns that a far greater attack will be launched in twelve hours’ time.William Garrett, nicknamed “Fox,” is awaiting trial for mass murder. He claims he can name the bombers—but only at a price.It’s a terrifying race against time for Detective Inspector Mike Bolt and Deputy Commissioner Tina Boyd as they chase their targets across the city in a desperate bid to prevent a major atrocity before it’s too late…As shocking revelations are unveiled, you’ll be racing to the last page as fast as the characters in Ultimatum. As #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben says, “Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal
Average from Mr Kernick this time around:-( BCB & More Okay let me point out firstly that I am a HUGE Simon Kernick fan and there aren't many of his books that I don't like. Sadly I felt a bit let down with this latest offering. His last book The Siege was a 5 star read that was absolutely brilliant and I literally couldn't put down. When I realised this was a follow up of sorts I looked forward to it. What I found frustrating was the beginning seemed so difficult to get into. Kernick has a magic touch when it comes to writing in that fast paced `what's going to happen next' kind of way. His writing is still just as brill. "great British thriller" according to Nick Brett. Another great read from the always reliable Simon Kernick. He does have a regular cast of characters and a couple of them appear in this one, Tina Boyd and Mike Bolt. Bit of a warning, it is probably better to have read the previous book, The Siege, before jumping into this one.As usual this is a page turner (mainly set in one particular day) with a number of threads that come together in a tale that sometimes jumps from third person perspective to first. It's hard to put down, as most of the author's works are, and Tina Boyd is one again a very engaging lead who is a. The Ultimate Way to Pass the Time is With a Kernick Novel James N Simpson Simon Kernick as he has often done in the past has brought back characters from former novels. Tina Boyd and Mike Bolt are the main returnees in Ultimatum, which in fact is a sequel (sort of) to his last full length novel Siege. You don't need to have read Siege first or any of the other Bolt or Boyd novels to understand or enjoy Ultimatum to its fullest, but this book does give away how Siege ends, and also has a character from that novel, who the fact that he's here and who he is also gives away a fair bit of the outcome of Siege. So I would highly recommend reading
. He lives in London. His twelve novels have been translated into more than twenty languages and have sold more than four million copies worldwide. Simon Kernick is a Sunday Times #1 bestselling author and one of the UK's foremost thriller writers
efforts there. A second bomb explodes minutes later, killing police responding to the first blast. A phone call to the BBC threatens even more devastating attacks in 12 hours if Britain doesn’t immediately withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and cease support for U.S. Ultimatum has lots of action, but the author’s preoccupation with these issues may leave U.S. So begins a fast-paced tale of terrorism, murder, cops, snitches, undercover cops, and betrayal. readers scratching their heads. Kernick encourages readers to assume the terrorists are “Islamics,” but it becomes clear that the “Brotherhood” is made up of native-born Brits, many of them Afghanistan-war vets who believe the flood of immigrants will destroy white Britain. Most every character, good guy or bad, is either worried or enraged about immigration, and the act seems to besiege every cop and embolden every miscreant. --Thomas Gaughan . If the book has a protagonist