Deadline : (Tina Boyd: 3): as gripping as it is gritty, a thriller you won’t forget from bestselling author Simon Kernick

A captivating and taut thriller that will leave you holding your breath, from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben. 'The next time I see Simon Kernick's name on a book, I will pick it up.Brilliant!' - RICHARD MADELEY'This thriller is so authentic that it completely takes your breath away, and then some.' - THE MIRROR'Kernick is the master of the literary rabbit punch, thumping his readers when they least expect it, and from a different direction...Cracking stuff.' - THE TIMES'If it's heart-thudding tension you want, Simon Kernick is your man.' - DAILY MAIL'Simon Kernick uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck.' - TIME OUT********************************************************************'WE'VE GOT YOUR DAUGHTER.'It's evening, you're back late from work - and the house is in darkness. You step inside, and the phone rings. You answer it - and your world is turned upside down. Your fourteen-year-old daughter's been taken, and her kidnappers demand half a million pounds in cash.They give you 48 hours to raise the money. If you call the police, she will die. As the nightmare unravels, you can be certain of only two things: that you will do anything to get your daughter back alive - and that time is running out...