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The award-winning debut crime thriller from broadcaster and journalist Steph McGovern.<BR><BR>'Thrilling, captivating and full of heart' - Giovanna Fletcher, author of Billy and Me<BR><BR>'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<BR><BR>Your child has been kidnapped.<BR><BR>You're live on television.<BR><BR>Going live in 10, 9, 8 . . .<BR>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.<BR><BR>7, 6, 5 . . .<BR>But, when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear, she knows something is very wrong.<BR><BR>4, 3, 2 . . .<BR>Her earpiece has been hacked. She's live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family.<BR><BR>1<BR>And, in order to protect them, Rose must do exactly what the hijacker says. They are in control now.<BR><BR>Debut Book of the Year winner at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards.<BR><BR>* * *<BR><BR>'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<BR><BR>'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