
Baptism
An Ed Mallory Thriller
Max Kinnings(Author)
Quercus Publishing
Published on 19. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-78087-181-3 (ISBN)
Description
07:45am. A monk lies dead in Snowdonia, a knife protruding from his throat. A young family is being held at gunpoint in a house in Wimbledon. The mission has begun. 08:56am. A London Underground train is stationary in a tunnel, four hundred passengers trapped inside. All efforts to communicate with it have been met with silence. 09:15am. DCI Ed Mallory has just started his day. The Met's top hostage negotiator - despite having been blinded thirteen years earlier - Mallory is about to discover that, today, an underground train is not the only thing on the line.
Reviews / Votes
'A tense blockbuster with worryingly credible characters' The Times. * The Times * 'an audacious and ambitious novel' Crime Fiction Lover. * Crime Fiction Lover * 'this is a fast-paced, seat-of-your-pants action thriller that had me reading far later into the night than I intended because, quite simply, I couldn't put it down' Crime Thriller Girl. * Crime Thriller Girl * 'For those of us who use the tube, of course, this is your worst nightmare and the author cleverly plays on all your fears in this fast-paced book' Crimepieces. * Crimepieces * 'Kinnings imbues his book with the sounds, smells, and heartbeats of human fear ... Nothing can recreate terror other than terror itself, and Max Kinnings' e-thriller. * e-thriller * 'This thriller has more twists than a bagful of snakes - and as much bite ... A must read' Peterborough Telegraph. * Peterborough Telegraph * 'If you are a fan of suspense, extreme events and extreme characters and you don't mind vividly described bloody action, Baptism could be your kind of thriller' Eurocrime. * Eurocrime *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 166 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
332 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78087-181-3 (9781780871813)
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E-Book
07/2012
Quercus Publishing
€3.99
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Person
Max Kinnings lectures in Creative Writing at Brunel University in London. He lives in Oxford with his family.