This is the gripping new race-against-time thriller by the best-selling author of Relentless, The Last 10 Seconds, Siege and Ultimatum. Tonight it's just you, and the darkness. It's a sunny afternoon, and you're deep in the country on a river trip with your family. You're nearing journey's end when a shot rings out — and your whole life changes in an instant. A woman is coming towards you, chased by three gunmen. It's clear she's in terrible danger. And now you are too. Because although you don't know it, she harbours a deadly secret. Night falls. You're running, terrified, desperate to find safety. All you know is that the men hunting you have killed before. And if they catch you, you'll be next...

A gripping Quick Read from the master of the race against time thriller. Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time? You are hiking in the Scottish highlands with three friends when you come across a girl. She is half-naked, has been badly beaten, and she can't speak English. She is clearly running away from someone. Do you stop to help her? Even if it means putting your friends' lives — and your own — in terrible danger?

A threat has been made. An ultimatum delivered. Innocent people are in mortal danger. The gripping new bestseller from the master of the race-against-time thriller. The Threat 8am: an explosion blasts through a cafe in Central London. The Ultimatum: Minutes later, a call from an unknown terror group warns that a far greater attack will be launched in 12 hours' time. The Prisoner: William Garrett, AKA Fox, is awaiting trial for mass murder. He claims he can name the bombers. But only at a price. The clock is ticking. It's a terrifying race against time for DI Mike Bolt and DC Tina Boyd as they chase their targets across the city in a desperate bid to stop a major atrocity — before it's too late...