Scope (Kernick)

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Relentless, Stay Alive, and Ultimatum, a heart-pounding, race-against-time thriller about a carefully orchestrated hostage takeover at a London hotel. 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 hours-or they will blow up the building and everyone still inside it. Shots ring out. Some guests panic. Others text their loved ones. A few try to escape. All are united by their desire to live. And at the center of it all is one man who has information so dangerous that it must be kept safe-at any price. Darkness falls. The gunmen become increasingly violent. One question is on everyone's mind: Will any of them survive the night?

The gripping new race-against-time thriller by internationally bestselling author Simon Kernick about a family far from home suddenly set on the run when a chased woman stumbles into their lives. 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 toward you, chased by three gunmen. Although you don't know it, she harbors a deadly secret. She's in terrible danger. And now you are too. No Escape You're running, terrified, desperate to find safety. You know that the men hunting you have killed before. And if they catch you, you'll be next.