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'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 Vera Stanhope series * * * Your child has been kidnapped. You're live on television. Going live in 10, 9, 8 . . . Today is a huge day for TV reporter Roses career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nations 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. Shes 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. * * * '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