Baptism by Max Kinnings
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.
'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 *
'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 *
Max Kinnings lectures in Creative Writing at Brunel University in London. He lives in Oxford with his family.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781780871813 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780871813 |
| Title | Baptism |
| Author | Max Kinnings |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-07-19 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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