Simon Kernick writes British crime thrillers built around compressed timelines, pursuit and ordinary people suddenly caught in violent conspiracies. Relentless begins when a man receives a dying phone call from an old friend and discovers that killers are now looking for him, while The Last 10 Seconds follows police and criminals as separate operations converge around a serial killer. Siege traps hostages inside a London hotel, and the Tina Boyd novels place a detective inside recurring high-risk investigations. Kernick's books are fast, plot-driven and deliberately breathless, using short chapters, reversals and multiple viewpoints to keep momentum high. His work fits crime thriller, police suspense and chase fiction. Read more Less