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A Matter of Time: The tense and thrilling hostage thriller, nominated for the McIlvanney Prize
Claire Askew
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Description for A Matter of Time: The tense and thrilling hostage thriller, nominated for the McIlvanney Prize
Paperback.
*** LONGLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD **
One day. One woman. One chance to get everyone out alive.
'TELL JACK BAUER HE HAS BEEN SUPPLANTED... A taut hostage scenario' iPAPER
'A breathless, real-time, 24-style thriller that combines nail-biting tension with boundless compassion' ERIN KELLY
'Askew is proving to be a master of the suspenseful police procedural' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB
At 8am the first shots are fired.
At 1pm, the police establish the gunman has a hostage.
By 5pm, a siege is underway.
At 9pm, DI Helen Birch walks, alone ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781529327410
SKU
9781529327410
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
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About Claire Askew
Claire Askew's debut novel All The Hidden Truths won the 2016 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize as a work in progress, and the 2019 McIlvanney Debut Crime Fiction Award. Two of her novels have been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. Her fourth novel, A Matter of Time, was longlisted for the McIlvanney Crime Novel of the Year 2022. Claire ... Read more
Reviews for A Matter of Time: The tense and thrilling hostage thriller, nominated for the McIlvanney Prize
A breathless, real-time, 24-style thriller that combines nail-biting tension with boundless compassion
Erin Kelly
Tell Jack Bauer he's been supplanted . . . taut
The i newspaper
Claire Askew is proving to be a master of the suspenseful police procedural
Sunday Times Crime Club
This 24-style thriller is filled with nail-biting tension
The ... Read more
Erin Kelly
Tell Jack Bauer he's been supplanted . . . taut
The i newspaper
Claire Askew is proving to be a master of the suspenseful police procedural
Sunday Times Crime Club
This 24-style thriller is filled with nail-biting tension
The ... Read more