Siege the ultimate pulse-pounding, race-against-time thriller from bestselling author Simon Kernick

<p><b><i>Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick - the UK's answer to Harlan Coben</i></b><b><i> - has done it again. Siege is not for the faint-hearted - a relentlessly fast-paced, high-octane, race-against-the-clock thriller, it's perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride and Peter James.</i></b><br><br><b>'Pacy, violent and gripping'</b> <b>-- <i>The Sun</i></b><br><b>'A murder-a-minute gallop</b> <b>which successfully relies on</b><b> sheer pace'</b> <b>-- <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><b>'Nail-bitingly tense, <i>Siege </i>is genuinely unputdownable' -- <i>Irish Independent</i></b><br><b>'A first class read' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'I love reading Simon Kernick books - they keep you gripped from page one and this one is no different' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'Good, old-fashioned thriller action...marvellous!' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'A book that you cannot put down' -- ***** Reader review</b><br>*************************************************************<br><b>WHO WILL SURVIVE?</b><br><b><br>LONDON. THE STANHOPE HOTEL, PARK LANE. 16.00. </b><b>A normal afternoon.<br></b><br><b>THE MANAGER</b><br>Newly engaged Elena Serenko has just made the life-changing decision to quit her job and start a new life in Australia.<br><br><b>THE GUESTS</b><br>Upstairs, a young woman waits for her lover; a visiting family prepare for an evening out; and a sick man contemplates his own mortality.<br><br><b>THE ASSASSIN</b><br>High up amongst the penthouse suites, a skilled and dangerous killer is hunting a quarry who's eluded him for far too long.<br><br><b>THE SIEGE</b><br>What none of them know is that a group of ruthless gunmen are about to burst into the Stanhope, shooting indiscriminately, and seizing hostages.<br><br><b>As darkness falls and the gunmen become increasingly violent, only one thing matters. Who will survive?</b></p>