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Split second is nonstop action from the very first page. I love the cliff hangers at the end of each chapter. Put another way, if there is a calculation that divides a budget by entertainment value, split second might not lead the way, but it is a damn sight ahead of many socalled blockbusters in value. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Have you ever made a split second decision that you regretted immediately. Gone girl meets before i go to sleep in sophie mckenzies close my eyes, a riveting psychological. To kick off my british books challenge 2017, i picked up a copy of split second by londonborn sophie mckenzie. Sister, missing by sophie mckenzie 20120705 jan 1, 1708. Split second was surprisingly unpredictable, fastpaced and packed with plot twists. Mckenzies story follows lauren as she is returned to her original parents, with whom she lives as the story draws to an end. Split second split second 1 kindle edition by mckenzie. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading split second split second 1. Life can change in the blink of an eye whether youre ready or not.

At first i didnt quite follow the story, but after i got to the third chapter, i understood that it was coming from two different points of view from two different people. Have you ever made a split second decision that you regretted. Jan 29, 2014 split second was surprisingly unpredictable, fastpaced and packed with plot twists. Buy a cheap copy of in a split second book by sophie mckenzie. In the end, however, after receiving feedback from friends and peers, she secured a publishing deal for girl, missing from simon and schuster childrens books. Sophie mckenzies new thriller, split second youtube.

I was born and brought up in london, where i still live because i love it here in spite of the noise and the dirt and the crowds. Sophie mckenzie is the awardwinning author of a range of teen thrillers, including the missing series girl, missing, sister, missing and missing me, blood ties and blood ransom and the medusa project series. A terrorist bomb in a london market tears charlies life apart. There was no mystery in the book as you know who the bad guy is. Sep 11, 20 split second is an actionpacked thriller that shifts between the perspectives of its two main characters as their courage and their loyalties are tested to the limit. I read and enjoyed some of her earlier books and saw her speak at the hay festival a couple of years back so i was interested to read more of her work. If you like the look of split second, you might also enjoy the last free cat by jon blake or blackout by sam mills. Split second split second 1 kindle edition by mckenzie, sophie.

Her first book was published in 2005 and since then the number has risen to over 25. The film also features kim cattrall, alastair neil duncan, pete postlethwaite, ian dury, and alun armstrong. Split second is hardly essential filmmaking, but it is a prime example of how to make a low budget film more entertaining than it has a right to be. I highly recommend this book to everyone out there whos a fan of edge of your seat thrillers this ones certainly at the top of its game. Split second by sophie mckenzie 9781471115998paperback. Learn more about split second at sophiemckenzie9781471116001. Split second by sophie mckenzie was a really good book. Sister, missing is the second book in mckenzies projected trilogy about three siblings who share a common birth mother, but a complex extended family. Split second is the awesome book from author sophie mckenzie.

Many of her novels have won several awards, the most famous being girl, missing. Mar 10, 2015 in a split second was bogged down by a lot of gilt and well just ended up being boring. Nat and charlie are on the run and in more danger than ever bef. Split second king and maxwell book 1 by david baldacci. Sophie mckenzie is a bestselling authorof books for young adults, which have won several awards. There isnt a great deal i can say about this book and i feel its on of those you just have to take on faith. Split second by sophie mckenzie, 9781471115998, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Mar 19, 2014 split second is the awesome book from author sophie mckenzie. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Like all of mckenzies work, it surpassed my expectations.

Read it now enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to. It caught my attention from the beginning and kept my attention throughout the whole book. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author. The federation of childrens book groups childrens book award is a set of annual literary. Any book that opens with one of the main characters running through a busy london market trying to stop a terrorist attack is bound to capture my attention and i was. Blood ties, the first book in another critically acclaimed series by sophie mckenzie tells a thrilling story of deception and intrigue, following two characters, theo and rachel. She has tallied up numerous award wins and has twice been longlisted for. The characters didnt work for me and well i would have loved to learn more about the world they lived in.

I thought the background story of nat and charlie was very good. After growing up in london and going to university, sophie became a journalist before doing a yearlong course on writing for children. This is the first novel in the king and maxwell book series. Oct 28, 2016 discover book depositorys huge selection of sophie mckenzie books online. Discover fantastic savings on high quality sophie mckenzie books and buy online today. Explore our range of cheap books by sophie mckenzie. Missing is the second book in mckenzies projected trilogy about three siblings who share a. Sophie mckenzie is an award winning author of books for children, teenagers and adults. Months later she meets nat, whose family was devastated by the same explosion. Rutger hauer stars as a burntout police detective obsessively hunting down the mysterious serial killer that killed his partner several years prior. Mar 27, 2014 split second by sophie mckenzie, 9781471115998, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A change of pace from her previous series the medusa project and the luke and eve trilogy, the falling fast series introduces readers to river. He soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.

Split second series book 1 sophie mckenzie author 2014 the set up the medusa project series book 1 sophie mckenzie author 2009 every second counts. She has worked as a journalist and a magazine editor, and now writes full time. In a split second is a breathtaking thriller that shifts between the perspectives of its two main characters as their courage and their loyalties are tested to the limit. Sophie mckenzie was born and brought up in london, where she still lives with her teenage son. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Split second is actionpacked and a taut ya thriller. Anything said about this book could give too much away. Split second 1992 nude scenes sep 12, 20 split second by sophie mckenzie was a really good book. But nico, ketty, ed and dylan are determined to investigate claims that a drug with the same powers as the medusa gene has been developed. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

With rutger hauer, kim cattrall, alastair duncan, michael j. Split second king and maxwell book 1 by david baldacci 4. Buy split second by sophie mckenzie from waterstones today. At school in southeast london my favourite subjects were english and history but my best memories are of the times when i took part in school plays. Sophie mckenzie the medusa project team is due to be disbanded and the teenagers sent to separate locations. She has won numerous awards, was one of the first richard and judy childrens book club winners, and has twice been longlisted for the prestigious carnegie medal. Sophie mckenzies first book took her over a year and half to complete as she struggled with the difficulties of writing fictional stories.

From 1992 to 2017 the period of one overall and three category awards overall winners have come from the. In a flooded future london, detective harley stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner, and has haunted him ever since. I quite enjoyed this book and like all of mckenzies work, it. Sophie mckenzie is a british author of books for young adults. About the author sophie is the awardwinning author of a range of teen thrillers, including the missing series girl, missing, sister, missing and missing me, blood ties and. Falling fast collection 4 books collection book people. Split second is a crime fiction novel written by american writer david baldacci. The book was published on september 30, 2003, by grand central publishing. As charlie gets closer to nat, she starts to wonder does he know more about the attack than hes letting on. Sophie mckenzie is the bestselling author of more than fifteen novels for children and teens in the uk, including the award winning girl, missing and blood ties. The latest romance series from red house childrens book awardwinning author sophie mckenzie, the falling fast collection is an intense and compelling series that will delight fans of blood ransom, girl, missing and john greens the fault in our stars. Because this is the first book it doesnt have as much action as every second counts however, the range of action scenes im split second was spectacular. There was the time when i swerved to avoid a huge pudle next to.