Deadline

<b><i>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.</i></b><br> <b><i><br></i>'The next time I see Simon Kernick's name on a book, I will pick it up. Brilliant!' - <i>RICHARD MADELEY</i><br> <br> 'This thriller is so authentic that it completely takes your breath away, and then some.' - <i>THE MIRROR</i><br> <br> 'Kernick is the master of the literary rabbit punch, thumping his readers when they least expect it, and from a different direction...Cracking stuff.' - <i>THE TIMES</i></b><br> <b><i><br></i>'If it's heart-thudding tension you want, Simon Kernick is your man.' - <i>DAILY MAIL</i><br></b><b><br> 'Simon Kernick uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck.' - <i>TIME OUT</i></b><br> <b><i><br></i>********************************************************************</b><br> <b><br> 'WE'VE GOT YOUR DAUGHTER.'</b><br> <br> It's evening, you're back late from work - and the house is in darkness.<br> <br> You step inside, and the phone rings. You answer it - and your world is turned upside down.<br> <br> 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. <b>If you call the police, she will die.</b><br> <br> As the nightmare unravels, you can be certain of only two things- <b>that you will do anything to get your daughter back alive - and that time is running out...</b><br> <b><br></b>