Product Description
Deadline
Author: Steph McGovern
Format: Paperback
The award-winning debut crime thriller from broadcaster and journalist Steph McGovern. 'Thrilling, captivating and full of heart' – Giovanna Fletcher, author of Billy and Me 'Brilliant! I love how it describes all the behind the scenes of TV and I had no idea where it was going.
So clever. So good' – Kimberley Walsh Your child has been kidnapped.
You're live on television. Going live in 10, 9, 8 . . .
Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose’s career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nation’s biggest TV shows. 7, 6, 5 . . .
But, when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear, she knows something is very wrong. 4, 3, 2 . . . Her earpiece has been hacked.
She’s live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family. 1 And, in order to protect them, Rose must do exactly what the hijacker says.
They are in control now. Debut Book of the Year winner at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards. * * * 'A pacy, witty, engaging thriller, entertaining and delightfully authentic, but hard-hitting and thought-provoking too.
I can't wait for you all to read it' – Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope series 'Fascinating and authentic peek behind the scenes . . . Steph McGovern lifts the lid and hooks us in with an irresistible set up' – Val McDermid, author of Past Lying
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