Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Carl Bowman is a killer. An assassin for hire whose latest assignment is to take out a ten-year-old girl. He doesn't know what she's done or why someone wants her dead. He just knows he has to kill her. But with the girl in his sights, Carl can't bring himself to pull the trigger. Instead he goes on the run, taking her with him.
In a small village in Southern Spain, Julia Martin's carefully constructed life is falling apart. Her husband and his mistress have been killed in an explosion in their home and her daughter, Rebecca, has disappeared. Julia has been fleeing the secrets of her past for over a decade and it seems they've finally caught up with her.
To get her daughter back, Julia must confront a truth she's spent years running from and call on an acquaintance she's done everything in her power to avoid.
Synopsis
A taut and twisty thriller about a mother's secrets and the desperate search for her missing daughter - perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, J.B. Turner, Mark Dawson, and Tony Parsons.
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Her mother's lies brought her here.
Rebecca's mother, Julia, warned her daughter to be careful.
She told her not to freeze, that if she sees someone coming for her, she should run. Julia learnt that rule the hard way.
When her daughter disappears, it seems the lessons of her past have come back to haunt her.
Now, she must find Rebecca - before anybody else does.
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Praise for John Connor
'A first-rate thriller with a terrific climax' Sunday Telegraph
'His plot is enthralling, his characters sharp and vital' Financial Times
'He's created a beguilingly complex character, perfectly suited to his taut thrillers' Mirror
'John Connor drives his complex tale of secrecy and betrayal along at a cracking pace' Irish Independent
'The police procedural novel is given the kind of spruce up it has been in need of for some time' Daily Express