Deadline

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Deadline

The Debut Thriller From The Award-Winning Broadcaster Steph McGovern

Television Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary Crime and mystery fiction Thriller / suspense fiction

Author: Steph McGovern

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Language: English

Published by: Macmillan UK

Published on: 3rd July 2025

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781035035267


Book Description

The debut crime thriller from award-winning broadcaster and journalist Steph McGovern.

''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

Your child has been kidnapped.

You''re live on television.


Going live in 10, 9, 8 . . .
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.

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. She’s live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family.

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And, in order to protect them, Rose must do exactly what the hijacker says. They are in control now.

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''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

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