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Amazon.co.uk Review
Simon Kernick has been giving the British thriller a thorough wash-and-rinse, making it clear that American writers don’t have a monopoly on uncompromising, stripped-to-the-bone crime narratives. And Target, Kernick’ latest contribution to the field, matches its predecessors in remorseless energy.
The Business of Dying, the first in his bestselling sequence of London-based novels, was crammed full of fresh and original touches in a tale dealing with a rogue policeman making short work of drug-dealing heavies. The six books by Kernick since then have maintained the momentum, and Target shows no sign of letting up.
Writer Rob Fallon, considerably the worse for wear, ill-advisedly visits the flat of Jenny, the girlfriend of his best friend. But before the guilt he’s feeling can really take hold, two men smash their way into the apartment, try to kill Rob and abduct the terrified Jenny. But when Rob attempts to report these events to the police, he finds himself in a markedly Hitchcockian situation; he is disbelieved on all sides. The doorman saw nothing, the apartment is undamaged, and Jenny’s father blithely claims she is vacationing in another country. Rob, however, won’t let things be, and begins investigations of his own; what is the nature of the cover-up? And will Rob find out the truth before the two men who tried to kill him finish the job?
This a different kind of thriller from those we now expect from Simon Kernick: more streamlined, slicker (in the best sense of that word) and with a machine-tooled narrative brio that will make it difficult for any reader to put down after the first chapter. Kernick’s upwards trajectory continues. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The pace is breakneck, the plot twists like a hooked eel... The sort of book that forces you to read so fast you stumble over the words. --The Evening Standard
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read all of Simon Kernick's books and enjoyed them. This one however is a total washout. A weak plot, ludicrous inconsistencies and very predictable. It read like Kernick had pulled it together over the weekend and the publisher let it through without reading it.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Simon Kernick's novels read like films! They've got great chase sequences, and I love all the twists and turns he puts in along the way. In Target an ordinary bloke finds himself the wrong end of a crime through no fault of his own, and then with his own life in danger has to find out what's going on. I really liked the hero, Rob Fallon - but the true star is police-woman Tina Boyd who has her own secret to keep. Brilliant stuff! I've read all of Mr Kernick's books so far, and can't wait to read the new one. Definitely a five-star novel.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Never read any of Simon Kernick's books and came across this in a well known high street book store and then ordered it on Amazon. I am not an avid reader and tend only to read on holidays etc. This book captured my attention from the first page and I read it in record time for me. I liked the pace of the story and the short chapter format. I was so impressed by this author that I have bought a few more of his books for my forthcoming holidays. I would highly recommend this book as a cracking good read.
I have bought a few more second hand books by this author from Amazon and I have found the service to be first class and the books to be in very good condition.
I have bought a few more second hand books by this author from Amazon and I have found the service to be first class and the books to be in very good condition.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Misses the target by miles
This is the first book by Simon Kernick that I have read and I won't be rushing to read any more. Very disappointing; predictable; poorly constructed and written. Read more
Published 1 month ago by goonerron
Dear Amazon, please grant us negative rating
Amazon should implement a minus sign. Seriously. This is one of the very few books, that fully deserves -4 stars.
And mind you, I am not easily impressed, I read a lot. Read more
And mind you, I am not easily impressed, I read a lot. Read more
Published 2 months ago by K. N.
Some real surprises in this frantic race against time!
Yet another `edge of your seat thriller' from Simon Kernick with some unexpected & shocking twists - if you haven't read any of his books this will make you want to read them all.
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Patrick L. Divine
Really Forced and Contrived
I am a big fan of Simon Kernick as I love the way he writes thrillers with pace and constructs plots that twist and turn and invite intrigue from chapter to chapter. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Steve Horsfall - Author / Writer
I dare you to try and put this down once you've started reading
Simon Kernick is easily my favourite crime writer and 'Target' is also my favourite book, well at least I think it is- the thing with Kernick's books is they could all very easily... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kate-Lou
TARGET
ACTION FROM PAGE 1 TO THE LAST PAGE! DESCRIPTIONS WERE SO REAL AND VIVID, I WAS FEELING I WAS INVOLVED IN THE PLOT!
Published 9 months ago by ELENA T.
Not THAT Bad...Good Spelling
Ok, so it's been dashed off over a weekend and edited on the Monday morning to cash in on his rising fame and it may be full of inconsistencies and you may have to suspend your... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Tugs
Gripping
This is an extremely enjoyable book!
Much to the same style and indeed the same enjoyment as one can expect from Simon Kernick!! Read more
Much to the same style and indeed the same enjoyment as one can expect from Simon Kernick!! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Luke Martin
The Marmite Thriller
From my point of view, I thoroughly enjoyed this book- good story with great characters and plenty of twists and turns to hold my interest. Read more
Published 16 months ago by 1fcscout
Contrived, unbelievable, poorly written
I really don't know where to start with this, but it seems the author didn't either as this ham-fisted, clumsy "thriller" lurches from scene to scene with more than an echo of... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Smurfin
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