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  • Published: 5 June 2014
  • ISBN: 9781473507128
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 3 hr 35 min
  • Narrator: Paul Thornley

Dead Man's Gift




A race-against-time short story from the bestselling author of Relentless, Siege and Ultimatum, Simon Kernick.

A race-against-time short story from the bestselling author of Relentless, Siege and Ultimatum, Simon Kernick.

MP Tim Horton arrives home to find his seven year old son has been abducted by a ruthless gang of kidnappers. All they have left behind is the brutally murdered body of the Horton’s nanny.

The gang’s demands are simple: Tim must sacrifice his own life in order to save his son’s.

It’s the ultimate dead man’s gift …

  • Published: 5 June 2014
  • ISBN: 9781473507128
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 3 hr 35 min
  • Narrator: Paul Thornley

About the author

Simon Kernick

Simon Kernick is one of Britain’s most exciting thriller writers. He arrived on the crime writing scene with his highly acclaimed debut novel The Business of Dying, the story of a corrupt cop moonlighting as a hitman. Simon's big breakthrough came with his novel Relentless which was the biggest selling thriller of 2007. His most recent crime thrillers include Siege, Ultimatum, Stay Alive and The Final Minute. He is also the author of the bestselling three-part serial thrillers Dead Man’s Gift and One By One.

Simon talks both on and off the record to members of the Counter Terrorism Command and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, so he gets to hear first hand what actually happens in the dark and murky underbelly of UK crime.

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Praise for Dead Man's Gift

Simon Kernick writes great plots, great characters, great action.

Lee Child (praise for Simon Kernick)

Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!

Harlen Coban (praise for Simon Kernick)

Simon Kernick uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck.

Time Out (praise for Simon Kernick)

Pace, pace, pace is what Simon Kernick does best.

Daily Mirror (praise for Simon Kernick)