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Biographical note
Philip Kerr was born in Edinburgh in 1956. He is the author of more than 20 books, including seven Bernie Gunther novels, several standalone thrillers, and six books in the young-adult series Children of the Lamp under the pen name of P.B. Kerr. He divides his time between London and Cornwall.England's answer to Michael Crichton
Financial Times
I loved <i>Gridiron. </i>It is truly original disaster novel with a theme that is awesome
- Ruth Rendell,
Brilliant thriller about a computerised building that turns into a killing machine
Independent
Kerr paces the action, teases and controls... The novel is all the more powerful for being close enough to contemporary truth for this skillful writer to engender a real sense of horror... Severely frightening
- Frances Fyfield, Daily Telegraph
Ingeniously gruesome... I found myself turning the pages in feverish anticipation
The Times
Los Angeles, 1988
Ray Richardson, a brilliant architechnologist, has created a dazzling new building: 'The Gridiron', in the heart of L. A.
The Gridiron represents the state-of-the-art in smart buildings: every aspect of the building, from temperature control to security, is controlled by an intricate computer system. On the eve of the building's official opening, a team gathers to put the finishing touches to Ray's new masterpiece. But there are a couple of unexplained deaths, which the team at first puts down to saboteurs. It is only when they discover how bizarre these deaths are that they realise the building - through its computer - is controlling them, and is set to destroy its creators.
Los Angeles, 1988
Ray Richardson, a brilliant architechnologist, has created a dazzling new building: 'The Gridiron', in the heart of L. It is only when they discover how bizarre these deaths are that they realise the building - through its computer - is controlling them, and is set to destroy its creators.