To Kill a City: The New Face of Terror in the 21st century

Blending scientific fact and historical accuracy, David Cerrig weaves a chilling tapestry of how events can propel men to desperate actions in the name of revenge. Once read, never forgotten. An obsessive young academic in Glasgow, consumed by hatred and haunted by murder and suicide. A radical Islamic preacher in London, branded a terrorist and deported. Exiled Algerian rebels in search of revenge against the West, by any means. Dangerous relics from the collapse of communism in the ex-USSR, abandoned for decades and almost forgotten. Together they provide the crucial ingredients for an audacious terrorist plot. An attack on a target bigger than the twin towers, which can be carried out by just a handful of men. A target which is impossible to protect and totally vulnerable. If they succeed, the effects will be devastating beyond belief. They a say little knowledge is a dangerous thing. In the wrong hands it may be sufficient... to kill a city.

David was born in the UK in Birmingham. He trained as a chemist, obtaining his BSc and PhD degrees from a leading UK University during the 1970s. David then chose to split his career 50/50 between Industry and the University sector and between organisations in the UK and in Europe. He held a number of senior posts in Industry both in the UK and in France during the following thirty years. During his time in the University sector he held professorships at UK universities on two separate occasions. He was awarded the degree of DSc for his large portfolio of published scientific work in 2005. In 2016 he published his first novel ’To Kill a City’. ’Cerrig’ is a pseudonym, used in order to avoid confusion with his large body of scientific publications.