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Sam Morpeth has grown up too fast after her mother goes to prison, caring for her younger sister with learning difficulties while her own education fades away. One night, a stranger begins blackmailing Sam online, pulling her into a perilous trap. Meanwhile, Jack Parlabane, a jaded journalist working for a flashy online news start‑up, finds his career back on track only to become indebted to a volatile criminal associate. As that debt comes due, Jack’s life is threatened. Forced together by a shared enemy, Sam and Jack discover they share more than they realize, and together they may hold the only chance to survive.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Christopher Brookmyre
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