Binding: Paperback
Date Published: 07 Aug 2025
You're behind bars, framed for a crime you didn't commit.
Midwife Ciara Duffy goes to sleep and wakes in the small hours to find her husband beside her - stabbed through the heart. Soon she is arrested and charged with his murder.
You get one chance to run.
Ciara knows she is innocent. She has no one to rely on. Meanwhile, her young daughter is gravely ill. Ciara has to fight - by any means necessary.
Do you take it?
The day comes when getting out might be possible. But Ciara's choices are bleak: hope justice prevails and she gets to her daughter in time. Or become a fugitive on the hunt for a killer.
A compulsive thriller that grips and never lets go from the Irish Times bestseller. Perfect for fans of Andrea Mara, Catherine Ryan Howard and Lisa Jewell.
Praise for Amanda Cassidy
'Sublime storytelling' ANDREA MARA
'Grips and won't let go' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD
'Will keep you hooked to the twisty last page' SAM BLAKE
'Propulsive plotting, beautiful prose ... the perfect read' LIZZY BARBER
What readers are saying about
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