Baptism: An Ed Mallory Thriller - Couverture rigide

'A tense blockbuster with worryingly credible characters' The Times. (The Times)

'an audacious and ambitious novel' Crime Fiction Lover. (Crime Fiction Lover)

'this is a fast-paced, seat-of-your-pants action thriller that had me reading far later into the night than I intended because, quite simply, I couldn't put it down' Crime Thriller Girl. (Crime Thriller Girl)

'For those of us who use the tube, of course, this is your worst nightmare and the author cleverly plays on all your fears in this fast-paced book' Crimepieces. (Crimepieces)

'Kinnings imbues his book with the sounds, smells, and heartbeats of human fear ... Nothing can recreate terror other than terror itself, and Max Kinnings' e-thriller. (e-thriller)

'This thriller has more twists than a bagful of snakes - and as much bite ... A must read' Peterborough Telegraph. (Peterborough Telegraph)

'If you are a fan of suspense, extreme events and extreme characters and you don't mind vividly described bloody action, Baptism could be your kind of thriller' Eurocrime. (Eurocrime)

The London Times called Baptism “a tense blockbuster with worryingly credible characters.”

In this modern-day thriller set in the subway tunnels beneath London, DCI Ed Mallory of the London police faces the greatest challenge of his brilliant, if somewhat unconventional, career as a hostage crisis negotiator. Blinded in a grenade blast during the course of only his second official negotiation, Mallory has over the ensuing years developed other faculties to compensate for the lack of sight, including an acute sense of hearing and penetrating insight into the twisted workings of the criminal mind. Driven and obsessive, Mallory now faces a high-stakes showdown with a psychopath who combines religious fanaticism and a chilling disregard for human life. Will Mallory’s skills be enough to save London from a baptism by blood?

From the Hardcover edition.