Starting in a locked house, seven people who vaguely know each other wake up and are told by a electric tonic voice that they have been poisoned and unless they admit to something they will die in 24 hours.

This was such a great opener. We find all of these people are connected in some way to the Black Lake killings. All the voice wants is a confession. Was it the mafia boss? The detective that worked the case? You’ll find out at the end!

This book creates suspense, holds you in its grasp and doesn’t put you down until the very last word.

I particularly liked how it kept me guessing but the narratives were so rich and well crafted that I didn’t once want it to speed up, despite wanting my answers.

This is an incredible book, it’s not too stuck in a trope and it’s really good at being unpredictable and unputdownable.

I want to read more of this author!

I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review which this is.

Seven people find themselves locked in a house and monitored by cameras. A disembodied voice tells them that unless one of them confesses to murder they will all die within twelve hours.

Author Simon Kernick writes pacey thrillers that hook you from the very start and are full of twists. I still remember picking up my first novel by the author, Relentless, and being unable to put it down. You Will All Die Tonight continues in the same vein.

From the very beginning, I felt as if I was in something from the Saw franchise as Colton Lightfoot wakes from a drugged state to find himself locked inside a large house and no knowledge of how he got there. He quickly learns he's not alone as six more people surface, all waking from being drugged. Colton quickly realises that the people around him are not strangers, they are all people who were linked to the Black Lake massacre, an unsolved murder that happened four years earlier.

Black Lake House was the home of George Barratt and his family. Barratt looked after the investments of wealthy clients. Four years previously intruders had broken into the house murdering Barratt, along with his wife and son. Barratt's business partner, Gary Querell, along with his wife Claire, were also staying over. Claire was also murdered and Querell was left for dead.

Alongside Colton and Querell, others trapped in the house are Querell's girlfriend, Barratt's brother and sister-in-law, a Russian gangster that Barratt was laundering money for and the detective who was investigating the murders.

The animosity between the various characters is obvious from the beginning, with each accusing the others of being responsible for their current predicament. The situation quickly takes a turn for the worse when a disembodied voice explains that they've all been injected with an unidentifiable poison that will kill them within twelve hours unless the person responsible for the murders confesses. This causes the tension to rise rapidly, with open hostility visible as they accuse each other. Each of them continues to deny they had anything to do with the murders.

As the storyline switches between the present and the police investigation four years ago we learn that virtually everyone had a motive and the alibi's offered were spurious. Simon Kernick delivers one shocking twist after another as lies and secrets are uncovered. It is impossible to guess who is guilty and as the deadline approaches it looks as if the murderer is prepared for everyone to die in order to keep their crime hidden.

A brilliant psychological thriller! A real page turner!
I highly recommend.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC

Four years ago, two killers broke into Black Lake House, murdered four people and left another for dead. Seven people are now condemned to die for this crime – unless the guilty pair confess! The murder victims are one of the partners in a financial services company, his wife and son, and the wife of the other partner, the badly injured victim.
This morning, the seven ‘condemned’ people woke up in a mansion in the wilds of Essex, with no memory of why or how they got there. They quickly discover the answers to those two questions, courtesy of a disguised voice echoing from a speaker. All of them were connected to the murder victims, lured here and drugged (or vice versa) and injected with a slow acting poison. This will kill them within twelve hours, but its increasingly painful symptoms means they will die in agony. There is an antidote, but it will only be made available to the innocent if the actual killers confess (they will not get the antidote but will be killed painlessly). Who has devised and executed this scenario? What is their motive? Does the scheme have a cat in hell’s chance of working?
The best way to tell a tale whose plot is quite unlikely, basically unworkable and unbelievable, is to tell it at breakneck speed, so that the reader doesn’t have time to question the events. The author is a master of this art. The story is told over two time frames; The present, largely through the eyes of Colton (formerly junior accountant in the company), and the past, largely through the eyes of ex DCI Hemming (SIO on the botched murder investigation). We also get contributions from the others, from which it is clear that they all had motive and all are deeply unlikable. The latter is so prominent that I didn’t invest in the story, and just tried to solve the whodunit, which I did more or less – there is one twist that no one will get because it is unclued, and the main twist is one of which I disapprove. If you like fast paced writing for the thrill of being swept along, this is a 4. If you like a puzzle, even one that cheats a bit, this is a 3. Average therefore 3.5. Normally I’d round that up but I really didn’t like the ending!
I would like to thank NetGalley, the publishers and the author for providing me with a draft proof copy for the purpose of this review.

This is another brilliant psychological thriller by Simon Kernick
It grips you from the first page and doesn't let up. Seven people wake up locked in a mansion and they will all die unless someone confesses to a previous murder, This tense gripping tale twists and turns all the way through and will keep you in suspense all the way to the end
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it

You are always guaranteed a fast paced thriller from Simon Kernick novels and “You All Die Tonight” is no different. The action starts from the first page and the ride begins. This is a psychological thriller combining the tension of a locked room mystery with psychological suspense and moral dilemmas.

Seven strangers wake up in a remote mansion, confused and terrified. They quickly realise they have been trapped in this isolated house, with no idea who has imprisoned them or why. They are aware that they are all connected by a brutal crime committed four years ago. The tension rises when a voice announces that they have been poisoned and only have twelve hours to live. There is an anecdote but first one of them to confess to being a killer.

Each of them claims to be innocent but one of them is lying and with the clock ticking it is a race against time to uncover the killer. The tension mounts and each of the seven characters tries to unravel the killer and alliances change, secrets are revealed, and suspicion are roused. All seven have their own reasons for hiding the truth, and it is almost impossible to know who to trust. The clock is ticking and the tension is mounting.

The plot is well thought out and the pacing is spot on, the short chapters add to the suspense making it difficult to put the book down. Just when you think you are figuring things out a plot twist completely throws you off line. This is a thriller about choices, guilt, retribution and the lengths people will go to protect themselves.

A fast paced page turner that is almost impossible to put down.

I would like to thank both Netgalley and Headlines for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Brilliant as usual from Simon Kernick. Fast paced, thrilling and riveting read. I've never been disappointed with a book by this author and this book is no exception. A standalone whodunnit with several suspects. A clever plot which had me guessing throughout. I did not see that ending coming.

Thank You to NetGalley and Headline Books for letting me read You All Die Tonight. A group of people wake up in a mansion with the doors all locked. This page turner is my first book by Simon Kernick. A gripping read trying to work out who the mastermind behind the events was. I look forward to reading more by Simon Kernick.

Wow, From the very start this intense thriller plunges you into a whirlwind of suspense and intrigue that doesn't let up until the final twist..

Seven strangers wake up in a locked mansion with no idea how they got there. They share one connection: they all had a connection to a terrible crime committed four years ago. Suddenly, a voice announces they've been poisoned and have less than 12 hours to live. The only way to get the antidote is for one of them to admit to being the killer. The catch? They all say they’re innocent.

The story does a great job of building suspense. As the characters' backgrounds are revealed, you get sucked into the mystery of who the killer might be. The mansion's setting makes everything more intense, keeping you hooked as time runs out.

There are lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing. With the pressure on, the characters start to show their true colours. You'll be constantly changing your mind about who you think did it. The author does a fantastic job of exploring themes of guilt and survival, making it hard to figure out who’s really innocent.

Overall, this book is a real page-turner. It keeps you on edge and makes you question everything. Perfect for anyone who loves a good, suspenseful mystery.

Really great read. Very clever storyline set in real time and four year’s previous. It is about a crime that was committed four years ago and the suspects are gathered together and only have the day to live. The interactions between everyone, both four years ago and the present throw up so many loose ends, the reader has little or no chance of working out the protagonists and their motivations. Brilliant result in the end. Well worth a read.

I was looking forward to reading this book but unfortunately it did not quite live up to expectations Good plot twists but me nit liking the characters of any one did not help my enjoyment.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

A small group of people wake up locked up in a mansion; they are all connected to a multi-murder and they are told by a voice coming from a speaker that they've all been poisoned: if the one responsible for the massacre confesses they'll get the antidote and the killer will be granted a quick and painless death.

I am fairly new to the genre and this is the first book by Simon Kerning that I read. It is quite fast paced and at every chapter you feel the need to turn the page.
The story is expertly told through two timelines – one that follows the group in the present and one that follows the investigation – and multi PoV.
I must say that although I was always completely engaged by the present TL, it wasn't the same for the past one: it took longer to find its pace and sometimes it seemed to repeat information already given to the reader. Regardless, everything that is told to you perfectly serves either to provide tips or to throw the reader completely out of tracks.

The characters are all quite unlikable, this is something clearly intended and it helps to keep the reader on their toes. A couple of them fell a little flat for me and maybe I would have like them to have a bigger part in the present timeline to get some more characterisation – this might be due to me not being fully accustomed with the genre though.

This is a story that keeps you theorising until the very end which is great. I must admit I couldn't predict the showdown and the later details.
Although the last revelation didn't convince me 100% I must say it was quite a twist and overall I really enjoyed the book.

This was a really good read. Kept you guessing right till the end of who was the killers . Really good keeps you gripped well worth a read .

Attention grabbing from the blurb and from start to finish. great plot, tense, gruesome and utterly awful people. A great whodunit!

Trapped in a house with other people, all suspects of murders that happened years ago, all slowly being killed by poison you have been injected unless someone confess.

One or two people is responsible, and they must confess today otherwise they will all day. But who is it? Everyone has a motive and the person who kidnapped them won’t say much.

What a ride! Such an intense read all the way through. Great book!

A group of people are drugged and held together in a mansion, all that connects them is a murder that happened four years ago, they are told they are poisoned and will die unless the person who did the murder admits it and kills themselves then the rest gets the antidote.
A good storyline with a good ending but none of characters where likeable for me.
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC and I give my honest review

I've read several of Simon Kernick's books and he's one of those authors you can rely on for a good read. This one is a whodunnit that keeps you guessing. However, the story breaks a rule that I was taught at school but I can't say what that rule is without spoiling the plot. Overall, it's an entertaining read but I was disappointed with the ending. It won't put me off reading more from Mr Kernick.

I must admit I found all the characters in this book extremely unlikeable. I didn’t have any sympathy with any of them.
However, I do like Simon Kernick and the storyline was good, so I think it is worth 4 stars.

A dreadful crime was committed 4 years in the past, people were murdered, but the killer(s) were never found.
Now, seven people who are connected in various ways to that crime have been drugged, and taken to a remote mansion, every door and window locked. When they all awaken, they are told by a faceless voice that they have all been injected with a deadly poison which will kill them in twelve hours, but if one of them admits to the murders four years ago, there is an antidote available to save them. The problem is....every one of them claims to be innocent!
I had not read any books by this author before, but I shall now look for them. I really enjoyed the fast pace of the story and the twists and turns of the plot. I must have suspected each character in turn, and the ending still surprised me. Highly recommended.

Simon Kernick's books are all so different but all have fantastic plots and characters leaving you totally engrossed in what's going on!