Simon Kernick

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Simon Kernick (born February 1967 in Slough, Buckinghamshire) is a British thriller/crime writer now living in Oxfordshire with his two daughters. Kernick attended Gillotts School, a comprehensive in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Whilst he was a student his jobs included fruit-picker and Christmas-tree uprooter. He graduated from Brighton Polytechnic in 1991 with a degree in humanities. [1]

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His novel Relentless was recommended on Richard & Judy 's Summer book club 2007. [2] It was the 8th best-selling paperback, and the best-selling thriller in the UK in the same year. [3]

Awards

Awards for Kernick's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2003 The Business of Dying Barry Award for Best British Crime Finalist [4]
2004The Murder Exchange Barry Award for Best British Crime Finalist [4]
2005The Crime Trade Barry Award for Best British Crime Finalist [4]
2005A Good Day To Die Steel Dagger Award Finalist [4]
2006A Good Day To Die Barry Award for Best British Crime Finalist [4]
2007 Relentless Barry Award for Best Thriller Finalist [4]
2015 Dagger in the Library Longlist [5]

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References

  1. Simon Kernick
  2. "Explore". Channel 4. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  3. "authonomy writing community - Helping writers get published". Bookarmy.com. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Simon Kernick". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. "Awards: CWA Dagger in the Library". Shelf Awareness . 13 May 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2023.