When a terrorist cell is raided in Manchester, the extremists flee into the streets. One is shot dead by police and the other a bomb maker is captured. It falls to DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans to transfer the prisoner to a top secret MI5 safehouse in Snowdonia.

But things don't go as smoothly as they hoped. Someone else breaks into the building and before either detective can react, Nick is taken hostage. He must weigh up the risk of saving his team against making it home to his pregnant fiance. Can both Nick and Ruth make it out unscathed?

A heart-stopping thriller that will keep you up into the early hours. Perfect for fans of Neil Lancaster, JD Kirk and LJ Ross.

Simon McCleave is a multi-million copy bestselling author. Before writing crime novels, he worked in television and film. He was a Script Editor at the BBC, a producer at Channel 4 and a Story Analyst in Los Angeles. He worked on films such as The Full Monty and television series such as the BBC Crime Drama Between The Lines. As a script writer he wrote on series such as Silent Witness, Murder In Suburbia, Teachers, Attachments, The Bill, Eastenders and many more.