Synopsis
The Sunday Times top ten bestseller
'The best kind of thriller - step by all-too-plausible step we're sucked into frantic, breathless action ... Perfect." LEE CHILD
You never know where danger may come from...
6.45am. A sweltering London rush hour. And in the last 29 minutes, seven people have been murdered.
In a series of coordinated attacks, seven men and women across London have been targeted. For journalist Famie Madden, the horror unfolds as she arrives for the morning shift.
The victims have one thing in common: they make up the investigations team at the news agency where Famie works. The question everyone's asking: what were they working on that could prompt such brutal devastation?
As Famie starts to receive mysterious messages, she must find out whether she is being warned of the next attack, or being told that she will be the next victim...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
- ISBN: 9780857526595
- Number of pages: 432
- Dimensions: 241 x 161 x 38 mm
- Weight: 658g
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A gripping read !
My thanks to Netgalley and Random House for a copy of Knife Edge for an honest review .
Despite listening to Simon Mayo on the radio for years I hadn't re... READ MORE
Great read
This debut thriller from author Simon Mayo will grip you from the start with it's fast moving plot. The books opening begins with seven murders in London, ... READ MORE
Great read, will have you hooked.
This book gripped me from the start.
A few twists and turns that I didn't guess in advance which is always a sign of a good book for me!
A gripping thriller that will get you hooked
I was hooked from the beginning and I just couldn't put this book down!
Famie works as a journalist for IPS and one morning, 7 of her colleagues are killed... READ MORE
Modern day thriller, keeping you on a 'knife edge'!
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys a page-turner thriller. Set in present day England involving journalists, terrorists and the police... READ MORE
The Stuff of Nightmares
The stuff of nightmares but very addictive reading, it's a fast-paced thriller with a terror plot at the heart of the book. I made lots of false assumption... READ MORE
Compelling and engrossing
Thanks to Random House and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Wow. 'Knife Edge' is one of the most gripping, high-octane thrillers you... READ MORE
Gripping from start to finish
This book grabs you on page one and doesn't let you go, I had to keep unclenching my teeth and I couldn't put it down. 7 people are murdered one morning, F... READ MORE
Terrific thriller
I was hooked from the opening salvo in this gripping, tense, current and very well written thriller. It starts on 22nd May when there are 7 murders in Lond... READ MORE
A Genuinely Edgy Thriller
A superior and genuinely (knife) edge of your seat contemporary thriller. With themes that resonate and a plot which could easily be playing out in the wor... READ MORE
Fantastic Thriller!
Wow what a page turner! I really did not want to put this book down, and read it in less than 24 hours!
I’ve literally just finished this and want to tell ... READ MORE
Brilliant
I would like to thank the author, the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this book, it is quite a departure from the b... READ MORE
Heart racing!
This book grabbed me from the first sentence and didn't let go. I had to stop reading every once in a while because it was intense at times. A breakneck sp... READ MORE
Terrible stuff
Seven people are murdered within 27 minutes across London. Turns out they are all part of the same investigative journalism team. Whatever the dead investi... READ MORE
Edge of Seat Thriller
Loved this book! One morning on the daily commute, a team of investigative journalists are murdered. Their colleagues, including Famie try to get to the b... READ MORE
Thrilling
Loved this book, it makes you wonder who you can trust and is anyone who they say they are!
Thrilling storyline that had me gripped!
Will certainly be want... READ MORE
Mixed
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld for my ARC, for which I have given an honest unbiased review in exchange
Knife Edge is a bit of a m... READ MORE
Not for me.....
Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this book. I am sorry to say it is not my taste and I wanted it to be. I gave up reading it when not even half w... READ MORE
A brilliant step up to adult fiction
This is a fantastic thriller. I was aware of Simon’s fiction writing from his YA novels which my son loved, so I was interested to read his first adult no... READ MORE
Disappointed
I was really looking forward to reading this having been a fan of Simon Mayo for many years in his other guise as a radio DJ so was quite disappointed that... READ MORE
A fast paced thriller
Wow!!!
I'm always sceptical when "celebrities" change tack and try their hand at writing like it's something that everyone can do. It usually results i... READ MORE
Enjoyable read
All of the investigative team at a news service have been murdered. Fammie, a journalist is contacted about the murders and must work out the truth of what... READ MORE
Excellent
This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found the... READ MORE
Fantastic
This is brilliant, right up there with the best of em . Like a excellent British, T V thriller as I'm sure it will be . Simon Mayo who new . Can't wait f... READ MORE
A thrilling ride!
Seven people are murdered during London's rush hour in a targeted attack. They have one thing in common — they all work on the investigations team for the ... READ MORE
A dark thriller that you won't want to put down
Journalists are meant to report the news, not to be part of it. They aren’t usually the story but after seven murders in one shocking calculated attack, ... READ MORE
Recommended
This is quite a clever book. Seven violent murders take place in London at the same time one morning and all before seven o’clock. All of the victims are... READ MORE
Stuff of Nightmares
The stuff of nightmares but very addictive reading, it's a fast-paced thriller with a terror plot at the heart of the book. I made lots of false assumption... READ MORE
Terrific thriller
I was hooked from the opening salvo in this gripping, tense, current and very well written thriller. It starts on 22nd May when there are 7 murders in Lond... READ MORE
Fast paced........unputdownable
Wow!
Fast paced, breathtaking and adrenaline pumping from the first page. I would not normally choose to read a thriller about terrorism, but just could n... READ MORE
A Thrilling Read
Today is the 22nd May and seven murders have been committed in less than half an hour. Seven stabbiblngs committed by seven attackers. Each of the victim w... READ MORE
7 murders in 27 minutes
Famie Madden started her day like any other entering her office at the International Press Services in London. In 27 minutes 7 people would be murdered. Fa... READ MORE
I raced through this book
“Seven deaths in 29 minutes” gives a clue to the storyline and we soon find out the connection. But who are the perpetrators? And why?
I found the main cha... READ MORE
Action packed
This debut thriller from author Simon Mayo will grip you from the start with it's fast moving plot. The books opening begins with seven murders in London, ... READ MORE
Exciting from the start with a great main protagonist
This was an excellent read. Who knew a radio DJ would turn out to be such a good writer? But then look at ITV news anchor Tom Bradby. If you haven't read a... READ MORE
Very Good
I read Knife Edge by Simon Mayo in staves with other Pigeonholers as part of a group.
When journalist Famie Madden arrives for work one warm, humid May mo... READ MORE
Promising debut thriller from Simon Mayo
KNIFE EDGE is a thriller about terrorism with a breathless opening which rivals anything I have read in the genre as, in 29 minutes one morning in May, a s... READ MORE
Sorry Simon . . .
As a broadcaster, reviewer and commentator on life generally, Simon Mayo is the best and someone for whom I have enormous admiration. As a thriller writer,... READ MORE
Fabulous!
I wanted to read this book because I have always been a fan of Simon Mayo on the radio (still miss him on Radio 2!) Regardless of who had written it I coul... READ MORE
Excellent!
I was sent a copy of Knife Edge by Simon Mayo to read and review by NetGalley.
I have to say I can’t praise this novel highly enough! From the very first ... READ MORE
a strong and chilling contemporary slant
This is really quite a timely novel. Right now, journalists are under attack as never before. The rise of social media, fake news and the ability to instan... READ MORE
An excellent read with loads of action
What an excellent read. Full of bodies, plots and plans and some good characters. It kept me reading well past the limit of my ageing eye sight but it was ... READ MORE
Powerful thriller!
I’d like to thank Random House UK, Transworld Publishers and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Knife Edge’ by Simon Mayo in exchange for my ... READ MORE
Starts with a bang and maintains the pace
Well, Simon Mayo is so much more than a Radio DJ - perhaps he used his Book Club reading to hone his skills on a modern day, current themed thriller. The b... READ MORE
Great storyline
This is a brilliant second book from Simon Mayo who is instantly known for his work as a DJ and presenter on BBC Radio. The story is straight in on the act... READ MORE
Knife Edge by Simon Mayo
With thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the arc, as well as Simon Mayo and Pigeonhole. I really enjoyed reading this book.
Journalists, police, kil... READ MORE
Well written thriller
A well written thriller with some clever twists. I'm not sure it adds very much that is new to the genre but reading a journalist viewpoint of terrorist at... READ MORE
A very exciting story
This was a non stop thriller about a terrorist cell attempting to overturn the status quo in the UK. Some quite violent parts, good characters and a fast m... READ MORE
Who is behind the seven murders that happen within 27 minutes?
Oh this is a great and thrilling read. Seven people are murdered within 27 minutes in London. How are they linked? Who did this and why? Who else is in dan... READ MORE
Keeps you on the (knife) edge of your seat
A superior and genuinely (knife) edge of your seat contemporary thriller. With themes that resonate and a plot which could easily be playing out in the wor... READ MORE
Not for me
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Famie Madden is a journalist working within a team as ‘Slot’ (what does this mean?) when a call comes in to say there’s been a murder...a knife att... READ MORE
A fab thrilling read
This is the first book I’ve read by this author and it didn’t disappoint. It had a thrilling start with seven journalists working for the same company be... READ MORE
A Dark Thriller
Knife Edge is a dark well researched thriller that starts explosively with seven separate murders within an hour in London one day in May .The dead are all... READ MORE