A Matter of Time : The tense and thrilling hostage thriller, nominated for the McIlvanney Prize

Author: Askew, Claire

Scotland

Published on 4 August 2022 by Hodder & Stoughton (Hodder Paperback) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the DI Birch' series.

Paperback | 320 pages
129 x 198 x 25 | 236g

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 and unarmed, into an abandoned Borders farmhouse to negotiate with the killer.

One day. One woman. One chance to get everyone out alive.

The outstanding new novel from the highly acclaimed author of All the Hidden Truths and What You Pay For - both shortlisted for the CWA Golden Dagger.