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Simon Kernick was born in 1966 in Slough, England. After leaving school in the mid 1980s, he spent several years living and travelling in Canada and the USA before returning to England via Australia and the Far East to complete his studies. He graduated in 1991 and found work in London before rekindling his long-term interest in story writing. The Business of Dying, the story of a police officer who moonlights as a hitman, was completed early in 2001 and released in July 2002 to much critical acclaim, with The Guardian describing it as 'a gem' and The Independent hailing it as 'the crime debut of the year.'

In the United States, The Business of Dying was shortlisted for the prestigious Barry Award for Best British Novel, and has since been translated into thirteen languages. The Murder Exchange, a tale of intrigue and double-cross in the murky world of London gangland followed in 2003, and was also shortlisted for the Barry Award, as well as the Theakstons Old Peculiar crimewriting prize for best British Crime paperback.

Since then, Simon has written A Good Day to Die, his long-awaited sequel to The Business of Dying, which was shortlisted for The CWA Steel Dagger for best thriller of 2005, and Relentless, which The Observer described as 'unputdownable', and is one of only eight titles to be picked for Richard and Judy’s highly prestigious Recommended Summer Reads for 2007. Severed, a high-octane thriller, hit the shelves in June 2007.

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Simon Kernick's Official Website