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This is one Deadline I beg Everyone to meet!
A sensational, action packed and heart pounding thriller, which had me hooked from page one and loving every jaw dropping twist along the way.
Steph McGo... READ MORE
The Tension Had Me Holding My Breath
I flew through Deadline in a day—it’s one of those thrillers that grabs you from page one and doesn’t let go. The idea of being live on air while someone’s... READ MORE
Engaging thriller
Deadline is a wonderfully plotted, gripping, fast-paced and thought-provoking thriller. The premise of this story is a bit different and I really enjoyed r... READ MORE
Impressive Debut
Deadline is an impressive debut from Steph McGovern, offering a fast-paced, multi-layered narrative that blends the past and present through a series of sh... READ MORE
Synopsis
Your child has been kidnapped. You're live on television. Going live in 10, 9, 8…
Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose’s career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nation’s biggest TV shows.
7, 6, 5…
But when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear, she knows something is very wrong.
4,3,2…
Her earpiece has been hacked. She’s live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family.
1…
And in order to protect them, Rose must do exactly what the hijacker says.…they are in control now.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 9781035035236
- Number of pages: 384
- Dimensions: 243 x 163 x 35 mm
- Weight: 600g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA Brilliant Thriller Debut!
I have been so excited to read this book since I first heard about it. I knew it would provide insight into the world of television broadcasting, and I kne... READ MORE
Thriller set in the world of live TV
If there’s anyone who is going to write a gripping crime novel set in the world of live TV, it’s Steph McGovern. A popular TV presenter and journalist, she... READ MORE
A solid debut
Rose is a tv reporter and she is preparing for the biggest interview of her career and she needs it to be perfect .
All seems to be going to plan until sh... READ MORE
Interesting debut but lacking pace
I so very much wanted to like this one, especially as it's a debut; however I felt very quickly that an immediate benefit would be the use of third person ... READ MORE
excellent read
I came to this not quite knowing what to expect,, what I came away with was a total sense of satisfaction, this is an engaging, thrilling and entertaining ... READ MORE
Great premise
Live reporter Rose has landed a real coup, an interview with the Chancellor straight after his budget. However, as she starts her questions she is shocked... READ MORE
Fast paced and immensely readable
TV presenter Rose Steedman is in the middle of the biggest interview of her life, live on TV, when she hears a strange voice through her earpiece. The voic... READ MORE
Brilliant debut
Absolutely gripping read from the first page to the last. Great plot and really believable characters. I could not put it down. 5 stars all the way.
A sensational debut
TV reporter Rose is live on air for the most important interview of her career when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear, ‘Rose, I have your wife and s... READ MORE
Really Good!
I pretty much read this book in one sitting. It drew me right in with the tenseness of the hijacking while Rose was on live tv with her family being held h... READ MORE
Good Debut Crime Read
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy.
Delighted to report that this is a good debut crime read and I am now looking forward to Steph's next bo... READ MORE
Deadline
So... if you think this is just another TV presenter trying their hand at writing a half decent ish book, yadda yadda yawn... I think you need to go and ha... READ MORE
Promising debut
I was intrigued by the premise of this novel. The idea of a live broadcast being highjacked promised to be a thrilling read. The first part of the book was... READ MORE
Five stars!
Deadline by Steph McGovern is an addictive, high-stakes thriller that wastes no time plunging you into the action. TV reporter Rose is on the brink of her ... READ MORE
Thriller
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan for this eCopy to review
From the moment I stepped into the world of Deadline, I was completely hooked. Steph McGovern... READ MORE
Good debut novel set in the world of television
The book opens with TV presenter Rose being interrupted during an interview with a senior politician by an unknown person telling her they have her wife an... READ MORE
just ok
Rose, a breakfast news presenter, is told live on air that her family has been kidnapped and she must follow the kidnapper’s instructions in her earpiece o... READ MORE