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A Good Day to Die (Hardcover)

by Simon Kernick (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 449 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (1 Jun 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0593051467
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593051467
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 487,714 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Kernick provides fast and furious storytelling with good, original fights and lots of blood.


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A Good Day To Die is a terrific novel, and well worth the wait.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Chav Fiction, 16 Mar 2009
By tallpete33 (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Good Day to Die (Mass Market Paperback)
As an introduction, the author gives his reasons for reviving the character of Dennis Milne, cop turned hitman, who first featured in The Business of Dying, another none-too-subtly titled Kernick book which I admit I had not read. "You can't keep a good or should I say bad man down" was his reason for this novel. To be honest this struck me as a bit arrogant, as if he was doing the reading public a big favour clumsily bringing back the man with no redeeming features whatsoever.

Anyway, rant over. I had previously read Relentless which started well but went all wobbly along its winding path before an unsatisfactory end. Lent this book by a friend (who hadn't bothered to read it himself yet), I opted to check it out as every author deserves a second chance in my view.

The aforementioned Milne had previously "done a runner" to the Philippines before his crimes caught up with him. Running a small hotel with an old informant of his (a dubious pairing if ever there was one), his friend Tomboy, asked him to do one last "job" which soon led the sticky end of Billy West, a crim associate from the old days. In his last words, West confessed to killing Asif Malik in a cafe along with another man. Malik had been a friend and respected colleague of Milne in his "good cop" days and he wasn't prepared to let his death go unpunished. Against Tomboy's advice and all common sense, Milne flew back to a wet and wintry London with vengeance on his mind.

Milne then went on the hunt for the elusive Pope, the name West had given him before meeting his maker. However, Pope had powerful friends and the deeper he dug, the bigger the conspiracy and the more influential the people behind the murder became. Teaming up with local paper reporter Emma who was investigating the case also, the stakes were raised and so was the body count. The plot twisted and turned, friends turning out not to be, before the truth was unveiled and justice "Milne-style" was dished out.

The author's writing style is best described as blunt with little description, charm or wit. Kernick does however to his credit know how to keep a plot moving, but he stretches credibility massively along the way. How Milne arrives at his conclusions is never clear, he seems to stumble from one shoot out to another with alarming ease, and not a single policeman in sight. The meeting with main suspect Nicholas Tyndall (and severed head) is lifted straight from the Colonel Kurtz confrontation in Apocalypse Now, the torture scene in the bathroom is pure Scarface, minus the chainsaw.

This is an OK read for those who think Guy Richie is the new Scorcese; chav fiction if you like. The author knows his target audience and males aged 18-30 on the plane to Ibiza will probably like this but I won't be rushing out for another Kernick caper anytime soon.
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22 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT book to read....., 15 Jun 2005
By Dominic De Ban - See all my reviews
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Kernick delivers.

Dennis Milne returns, and this time its personal.

His old mate from his days as an "honest" copper has been gunned-down in London under mysterious circumstances. Milne leaves his new life in the Far East behind him and returns to London. After some very fine scene-setting in the Philippines, the action switches to London.

Milne meets up with a fit young female journalist, and they begin to make some progress. What follows is an action-packed thriller, full of twists and turns, that will keep you guessing, and more importantly, turning pages, until the gripping conclusion. Kernicks humour again shines through.

Milne is great anti-hero. Despite what he does, and the no-holds-barred manner in which he does it, its hard not to like the guy. It would be good to know someone like like him you could call !

Given the rubbish we are subjected to on-screen nowadays, large and small, I am surprised that none of Kernick's work has been adapted yet. I live in hope.

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16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Left me wanting more, 13 Jul 2006
By lmhh (UK) - See all my reviews
  
This review is from: A Good Day to Die (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the first Simon kernick novel I have read, but I will definitely be working my way through the earlier ones now as I really enjoyed A Good Day to Die. The foreword by Lee Child congratulates Simon Kernick on creating an authentic contemporary England and he is right. I recognise the country he describes which contributes to enjoyment of the action. Also, DS Dennis Milne is more than a flawed hero he is a killer but Kernick still manages to make him a sympathetic character. All in all a good read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a good day to die by simon kernick
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
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This is one of the few books that I have started and not finished. I read about two thirds of it, so I wanted to make the effort to finish, but I just lost the will to continue... Read more
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Published 8 months ago by ELIZABEH STUART

3.0 out of 5 stars A faulty item - perhaps best not to buy.
I actually haven't read this book as I noticed (as I was about to start) that my book from Amazon is faulty - it goes on from page 1 - 416 and then comes page 369 AGAIN and it... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Getting much better
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