Relentless - Simon Kernick

Tom Meron is enjoying a relaxing saturday afternoon with his kids watching the football whilst they play outside when he recieves a disturbing phone-call from someone he hasn't seen from in a while. Within a couple of seconds, it becomes apparent that his friend is in trouble and is running from someone who means him harm. Then all Tom hears is his friend reciting Tom's address and the phone goes dead. Could the call have been a prank? Unlikely. Are Tom and his children now in danger? Possibly. Erring on the side of caution, Tom works out the distance between his home and his friends house, bundles his two kids into the car and proceeds to take them to his ...  Read the complete review

Relentless certainly lives up to its title. Within the first 10 pages, someone has been killed and the main character, Tom Merron, is on the run. Who is chasing him, he doesn't know; why they are chasing him he doesn't know; who he can trust, he doesn't know. All he knows is that if they catch him, he's dead. From such a breathtaking start, the book rarely lets up, cutting from action to more action to even more action. Events whizz by at phenomenal speed, leaving the reader breathless. Yet, in many ways, this doesn't do Relentless any favours. Certainly, it creates an exciting book, but at the same time, it renders it rather superficial and, ...  Read the complete review

I bought this book after reading a great review on this site, and have now had chance to read it. So here is my review. ~The Book~ The main character in the book is Tom Meron, whilst happily going about his own business, looking after his children, the phone rings. On the other end of the phone is Jack Calley, his best friend although someone he hasn't heard from in 4 years. Its obvious immediately that Jack is in trouble and there are people after him. In the last few seconds before the call goes dead, Tom hears Jack give out his address. This leads Tom down a dangerous path of violence, corruption, betrayal, and most serious of all ...  Read the complete review

Relentless Simon Kernick I bought this book from WH Smith as part of a three for two deal (or was it buy one, get one 1/2 price?), anyway, it would have cost £6.99 otherwise. The cover states "They want you and they want you dead"....if that's not a hook then I don't know what is. Turn the book over and there is a recommendation from Harlan Coben, which is always a good sign that I will probably like the book. ~~The Characters~~ There are three main characters and about 4 'secondary' characters which does not make it too complex, sometimes quite a good thing when you want a decent read and do not ...  Read the complete review

Never has a novel been so aptly named. John Meron has a good life, which maybe he takes for granted, he and his wife have a nice home, two great kids, and they both have good jobs. One Saturday whilst his wife is at work he receives a phone call from his best friend Jack, admittedly John hasn't really kept up with Jack over the years, life has somewhat got in the way. However, Jack appears to be in some sort of trouble and is asking Meron for help. It is obvious that Jack is being chased during the course of the phone call and the pursuer has caught him as the last words Jack says are the first two lines of Meron's address. This sends John into a flat ...  Read the complete review