Curse the day - Judith O'Reilly

'Starts off like a fired bullet and never lets up. A sheer delight' DAVID BALDACCIMichael North is a dead man walking.Can he survive long enough to uncover the truth?Tobias Hawke was the tech genius on the brink of an astonishing breakthrough in the field of Artificial Intelligence. His creation, 'Syd', a device that mimics human thought, promised to change the face of humanity forever.Now Hawke's body has been found in his lab - brutally murdered. And in the wake of her creator's death, Syd has gone into emergency shutdown procedure. There's only one man to uncover what secrets she's hiding and find the killer: Michael North - ex-assassin, spy-for-hire, and racing against the clock to survive the bullet lodged in his brain. Can he save himself and humanity in time?Perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Lee Child and Mark Dawson, Curse the Day is an action-packed spy thriller from a Sunday Times bestselling author.REVIEWS FOR CURSE THE DAY: 'A slick, fast-paced thriller from a master storyteller... Do yourself a favour and buy this book!' LJ Ross'A rip-roaring road trip into the dark heart of a corrupt, cynical British establishment' Financial Times'With a plot Fleming or Forsyth would be proud of and a hero to rival Jack Reacher, Curse the Day just might be the Thriller of the Year' Howard Linksey'Relentlessly plotted with a blistering pace, Curse the Day is a sharply drawn, gleefully witty conspiracy thriller. Tackling tomorrow's nightmare today, this is a superb novel' M.W. Craven'A brilliant technothriller that reads like a Bond movie, complete with terrific action sequences, memorable characters, and the fate of the world at stake... The pace never lets up and the story stays with you long after the final page' Zoe Sharp'Packed with no-holds-barred action and memorable characters. It's a blast!' James SwallowPRAISE FOR JUDE O'REILLY: 'A terrific future-shock thriller full of pace, tension, character, and emotion' Lee Child'Fast-paced and packed with action' Mick Herron'A high-octane plot that centres around the dark heart of British political power' Sunday Times'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' Sunday Mirror'A gritty, action-packed, page-turner' Andy McNab'New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around' Frederick Forsyth'A constantly surprising, heart-felt, desperately exciting super-thriller - and a truly standout action-adventure novel... Left me both smiling and breathless' Rob Parker