Simon Kernick

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  • Bibliography:
    36 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2003
  • Latest Book:
    November 2023
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Simon Kernick is one of Britain's most exciting new 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. However, Simon's big breakthrough came with his novel Relentless which rapidly went on to become the best-seeling thriller of 2007.
Simon's research is what makes his thrillers so authentic. He talks both on and off the record to members of the Met's Special Branch and Anti-Terrorist Branch and the Serious Organised Crime Agency, so he gets to hear first hand what actually happens in the dark and murky underbelly of UK crime.

Full Series List in Order

DI Ray Mason

1 - The Bone Field (Jan-2017)
2 - The Hanged Man (Feb-2018)

One By One

1 - Before (Apr-2015)
2 - During (Apr-2015)
3 - After (May-2015)

Book List in Order: 36 titles

  • The Business of Dying

    It's a typical cold November night and Detective Sergeant Dennis Milne, a very atypical policeman, waits in the Traveller's Rest Hotel parking lot for the arrival of three men. Cynical and jaded, Milne earns money on the side by doing what he does be...

  • The Crime Trade

    When Operation Surgical Strike, a police sting designed to catch Colombian drug traffickers in the act of selling a large consignment of cocaine to undercover police officers, goes horribly wrong, suspicion quickly falls on one of the police officers...

  • The Murder Exchange

    When ex-mercenary Max Iversson accompanies a nightclub owner to an ill-fated rendezvous in a deserted north London industrial estate, it turns out to be not so much a set-up as a bloodbath. Three men have been shot, the briefcase Iversson has been gu...

  • A Good Day to Die

    When Dennis Milne--now living under an assumed identity in the Philippines--hears that his old friend and colleague Malik has been gunned down in a restaurant, he decides to go back to the violent city he once called home and bring the murderer to ju...

  • Relentless

    There is only one truth left in your world. They want you. And they want you dead -- the new stand-alone thriller by crime-writing's rising star. John Meron, a happily married father of two, who's never been in trouble, receives a phone call that ...

  • Severed

    A terrifying read-in-one-gulp thriller with a killer premise: what do you do when the woman in bed beside you is a headless corpse . . . Straight off I knew it was going to be a bad day. The room was stifling hot; and when I did finally manage to...

  • Deadline

    A captivating and taut thriller that will leave you holding your breath, from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben.'The next time I see Simon Kernick's name on a book, I will pick it up. Brilliant!' - RICHARD...

  • Sanctuary

    “We’ve got your daughter.”

    It’s evening, you’re back late from work -- and the house is in darkness. You step inside, and the phone rings. You answer it -- and your world is turned upside down. Your fourteen-year-old daughter has bee...

  • Target

    NO ONE TO TRUST When writer Rob Fallon goes out one night and ends up with his best friend's girlfriend, Jenny, he's feeling guilty before anything's even happened. NOWHERE TO RUN But guilt quickly turns to shock when two men break into Jenny's ...



  • Last to Die

    The new race-against-time bestseller from the British Harlan Coben.

    When ex-police officer John Cone is found lying wounded in a room full of dead bodies, he has a terrifying story to tell.

    Three days earlier he was hired by a mysteriou...

  • The Payback

    A gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben."Pace, pace pace is what Kernick does best" - DAILY MIRROR"Delights, excites and stimulates, and the o...

  • The Debt

    A FREE digital-only short story from the master of the race-against-time thriller and number one bestselling author of Siege. Included is an exclusive extract of Simon Kernick's new book Ultimatum (out 31st January 2013)

    ‘A debt is ...

  • Wrong Time, Wrong Place

    Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time? You are hiking in the Scottish highlands with three friends when you come across a girl. She is half-naked, has been badly beaten, and she can't speak English. She is clearly running a...

  • Siege

    London is under attack. An unknown number of its citizens are dead. Many more lives hang in the balance as a group of highly trained gunmen storm the luxuri­ous Stanhope Hotel on Park Lane, demanding the government meet their requests within five ho...

  • Last Night

    A THRILLER IN THREE PARTS

    The SECOND direct to digital short-story in a race-against-time three-part adventure from the bestselling author of Relentless, Siege and Ultimatum, Simon Kernick.

    MP Tim Horton is waiting to hear from his so...

  • Yesterday

    A THRILLER IN THREE PARTS

    The FIRST direct to digital short-story in a race-against-time three-part adventure from the bestselling author of Relentless, Siege and Ultimatum, Simon Kernick.

    MP Tim Horton arrives home to find his seven ...

  • Die Twice

    Die Twice--two gripping Dennis Milne mysteries in one from Simon Kernick.The Murder ExchangeWhen ex-mercenary Max Iversson agreed to provide security for nightclub owner Roy Fowler, he never expected a bloodbath. Three men have been shot, the briefca...

  • Today

    A THRILLER IN THREE PARTS

    The FINAL installment in this direct to digital short-story. A race-against-time three-part adventure from the bestselling author of Relentless, Siege and Ultimatum, Simon Kernick.

    Ex-soldier Scope has less t...

  • Stay Alive

    ONE WITNESS You're on a trip with your family, miles from anywhere. A shot rings out and your whole life changes in an instant. ONE SECRET A woman is racing towards you, chased by three gunmen. Although you don't know it, she harbors a deadly...



  • Ultimatum

    #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...

  • The Final Minute

    Featuring Simon Kernick's maverick detective, TINA BOYD, this is the gripping new race-against-time thriller by the best-selling author of Relentless, The Last 10 Seconds and Stay Alive. 'It's night, and I'm in a strange house. The lights are on,...

  • Dark Heart

    ‘I need you to help me find a killer.’ ‘Do you have any idea who this killer is?’ ‘I think it might be me.’

    After a traumatic car accident wipes out his memory, Matt Barron retreats to his sister’s house in rural Wales to begi...

  • Before

    One By One - 1

    One week, three digital shorts.

    The first part in a direct to digital short-story in a murder mystery three-part thriller from the bestselling author of Ultimatum, Stay Alive and The Final Minute.

    Six ex school-friends have been brough...

  • During

    One By One - 2

    One week, three digital shorts.

    The second part in a direct to digital short-story in a murder mystery three-part thriller from the bestselling author of Ultimatum, Stay Alive and The Final Minute.

    Six ex school-friends met together on...

  • After

    One By One - 3

    One week, three digital shorts.

    The final part in a direct to digital short-story in a murder mystery three-part thriller from the bestselling author of Ultimatum, Stay Alive and The Final Minute.

    Six people met together on a remote is...

  • The Witness

    I had a simple choice. Stay here, and almost certainly be discovered. Or get up and run. THE WITNESS When Jane Kinnear sees her lover being murdered, she suddenly finds herself in danger. Taken to an anonymous police safe-house, it soon becom...

  • Flytrap

    THE EXCLUSIVE NEW SHORT STORY YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP READINGAlso includes a sneak preview of Simon Kernick's blistering new thriller, The Bone Field.

    HimHe has an addiction that he cannot quench. His solitary life sailing the Caribbean is...

  • The Bone Field

    DI Ray Mason - 1

    From Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick - the UK's answer to Harlan Coben - The Bone Field is a blood pressure raising thriller: fast-paced, full of thrills, spills and unrelenting action. Perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Stuart MacBrid...

  • The Hanged Man

    DI Ray Mason - 2

    Fans of David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride and Peter James will devour this intensely addictive and adrenalin-fuelled thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick - the UK's answer to Harlan Coben.'Brutal, bruising and brilliant' -- The S...



  • Dead Man's Gift and Other Stories

    In Dead Man's Gift, 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: Ti...

  • We Can See You

    We have your daughter. We know your secrets. We can see you. You have it all. Success, a beautiful home, a happy family. Until, in a heartbeat, it's gone. We've kidnapped your daughter, and we know everything about you. Including the...

  • Die Alone

    Alastair Sheridan has it all. Fresh faced and handsome, he’s a self-made millionaire with a beautiful wife and children, and in the chaotic world of British politics, where heroes are in short supply, he has a real chance of becoming Prime Minister...

  • Kill A Stranger

  • Good Cop Bad Cop

  • The First 48 Hours

  • The Last 10 Seconds

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    #1 bestselling author Simon Kernick weaves a masterful plot in this race-against-time thriller that puts Detective Inspector Tina Boyd in the middle of a criminal conspiracy and up against the brutal murderer known as the Night Creeper.36 hours ago: ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Simon Kernick has published 36 books.

Simon Kernick does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The First 48 Hours, was published in November 2023.

The first book by Simon Kernick, The Business of Dying, was published in June 2003.

Yes. Simon Kernick has 2 series.
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