If you read only one thriller this year; make it this one Daily MailGob-smackingly, heart-stoppingly, breath-holdingly brilliant Ruth Jones------------THREE HOURS TO SAVE THE PEOPLE YOU LOVEIn rural Somerset in the middle of a blizzard, the unthinkable happens: a school is under siege. Pupils and te...

If you read only one thriller this year; make it this one Daily MailGob-smackingly, heart-stoppingly, breath-holdingly brilliant Ruth Jones------------THREE HOURS TO SAVE THE PEOPLE YOU LOVEIn rural Somerset in the middle of a blizzard, the unthinkable happens: a school is under siege. Pupils and teachers barricade themselves into classrooms, the library, the theatre. The headmaster lies wounded in the library, unable to help his trapped students and staff. Outside, a police psychiatrist must identify the gunmen, while parents gather desperate for news. In three intense hours, all must find the courage to stand up to evil and save the people they love. A TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEARA BEST BOOK OF 2020 IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, TIMES, GUARDIAN, MAIL, MIRROR, LITERARY REVIEW, STYLIST, RED AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGA TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH------------Brilliant Lee Child, Better off DeadA brave, timely and intricately crafted work Emma Stonex, The LamplightersSuperb Kate Mosse, The City of TearsIts beautifully, elegantly written, SO gripping, intelligent, timely, affecting and moving Marian Keyes, Again, RachelA brilliant literary thriller... moving, masterly Sunday TimesKept us on the edge of our seats from start to finish IndependentA novel that you live rather than merely read Daily TelegraphAmazing Davina McCall, MenopausingAn electrifying, pulse-racing novel RedWow! This is a stunner of a book, staggeringly good Jane Fallon, Just Got RealAn emotionally devastating and beautifully observed literary thriller ObserverAstonishing, powerful, terrifying, heartbreaking Emma Flint, Little DeathsIntersperses scenes of breath-sucking tension with stirring meditations on human nature Guardian