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

'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 ... ** Review "Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!" Harlan Coben "Great plots, great characters, great action!" Lee Child "Kernick's appeal is the down to earth realism of his settings." Times "The pace is unrelenting, the twists fun... and the characters are instantly engaging." Zoo" About the Author Simon Kernick lives near London and has two young children. The research for his novels is what makes them so authentic. Simon's extensive list of contacts in the police force has been built up over more than a decade. It includes long-serving officers in Special Branch, the National Crime Squad (now SOCA), and the Anti-Terrorist Branch, all of whom have plenty of tales to tell. 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... A race-against-time thriller to save a kidnap victim, from Transworld's newest superstar...'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 turns 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, and warn you that if you call the police, she'll die.Trying desperately to remain calm, you realise that your husband – the man you married only two years previously – is also missing.But he can't be involved in your daughter's abduction. Or can he?As your nightmare begins, 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 ...