Severed - Simon Kernick

I first came across Simon Kernick like many by reading 'Relentless.' It was a fast moving thriller and something I really enjoyed reading, at the end was a teaser for his next book, 'Severed' and after reading the teaser I was highly anticipating it! However Kernick does not deliver the way he did with Relentless. The book starts off great, the opening chapter launches you into it as the main character wakes up next to a headless body with no re-collection of how he got there. This opening chapter could have set the scene for another excellent read, however the way the book unfolds is highly disappointing. Alot of the book becomes too ...

I can tell you the one thing that I would not do if I woke up next to the decapitated body of my girlfriend and that is go on a chase around London. Imagine the absolute shock you would be in. No manner of persuasion or threats would stop me from being a jibbering wreck on the floor. Why is this? Probably because I love my partner and would not know what to do without her and the fact that I am not a former solider. You see Tyler, the hero of 'Severed', is a former soldier this means that according to author Simon Kernick he is able to compartmentalise grief and get on with the job at hand. If we are creating autobots who brush aside the death of a loved one then ...