The Last 10 Seconds
RULE NUMBER ONE: STAY ALIVE. The new race-against-time bestseller from the UK Harlan Coben.
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36 HOURS AGO: A brutal serial killer is arrested on the streets of north London after a two-year reign of terror. Known as the Night Creeper, he’s earned his reputation by torturing five young women to death.24 HOURS AGO: Undercover cop Sean Egan has infiltrated one of the country’s most notorious criminal gangs. Now he’s about to risk his life in a desperate bid to bring its members to justice.12 HOURS AGO: DI Tina Boyd has discovered that the Night Creeper’s murders are part of a much larger criminal conspiracy. But her quest for the truth has brought her into contact with some very dangerous people who want to silence her – permanently.The Last 10 Seconds: A man, a woman, a sadistic killer. As they race towards a terrifying confrontation only one thing is certain: they’re all going to have to fight very hard just to stay alive.
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Best selling crime writer Simon Kernick was the studio writing a thriller based on Channel 9's TODAY program in just over two hours. In the ultimate race against time Simon wrote The Replacement using the TODAY team as the characters. Watch behind the scene footage to see how the drama unfolded... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tknwan2KjZ8]
http://today.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=7956727 CHAPTER FOUR Lisa needed to think. She knew something bad had happened to Karl and wondered who might have something to do with it. She had to track him down. Drawing on her experience on secondment to LAPDs robbery and homicide unit she called the manufacturers of Karl’s Rolls Royce, knowing they would have a tracking device on...
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"Nailbiting ... more twists and turns than a boa-constrictor on speed ." - The Times
"Another well-paced, well-written thriller from rising star Kernick." - Daily Mirror
"A wham-bang chase story ... fast-moving and gripping." - Literary Review
"Explodes into non-stop action which refuses to slow down until almost the end of the story. When it gets even faster." - Yorkshire Evening Post
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