by Simon Kernick · Heyne Taschenbuch · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783453437074
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«Das Ultimatum» is the thriller by Simon Kernick, published by Heyne Taschenbuch in paperback (509 pages, in German).
Several explosions rock London and a heavily armed gang takes over the luxurious Stanhope hotel. The kidnappers give the government five hours to meet their demands or the first hostage will die. Inspector Arley Dale, who leads the operation, discovers that her own children are among the hostages.
First instalment of the «Scope» series. Originally published as «Siege»; nominated for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2013.
For fans of action thrillers who enjoyed «Jungla de cristal»: hostages, countdown and an inspector against the clock.
Simon Kernick is a British thriller/crime writer now living in Oxfordshire with his two daughters. Kernick attended Gillotts School, a comprehensive in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Whilst he was a student his jobs included fruit-picker and Christmas-tree uprooter. He graduated from Brighton Polytechnic in 1991 with a degree in humanities.
