Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for In Safe Hands by the incredible J.P. Carter! I have an exclusive extract for you today and this book promises to be a corker!
About The Book:
How far would you go to save the ones you love?
The first book in a gripping new crime series featuring DCI Anna Tate.
When nine children are snatched from a nursery school in South London, their distressed parents have no idea if they will ever see them again. The community in the surrounding
area in shock. How could this happen right under their noses? No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything – or at least that's what they're saying.
But DCI Anna Tate knows that nothing is impossible, and she also knows that time is quickly running out. It’s unclear if the kidnappers are desperate for money or set on revenge, but the ransom is going up by £1million daily. And they know that one little boy in particular is fighting for his life.
It’s one of the most disturbing cases DCI Anna Tate has ever worked on – not only because nine children are being held hostage, but because she’s pretty sure that someone close to them is lying…
But DCI Anna Tate knows that nothing is impossible, and she also knows that time is quickly running out. It’s unclear if the kidnappers are desperate for money or set on revenge, but the ransom is going up by £1million daily. And they know that one little boy in particular is fighting for his life.
It’s one of the most disturbing cases DCI Anna Tate has ever worked on – not only because nine children are being held hostage, but because she’s pretty sure that someone close to them is lying…
Exclusive Extract From In Safe Hands:
Thankfully
the team encountered no resistance as they approached the building.
They paused only briefly before stepping through the open door. The
absence of gunfire prompted Anna to follow them, and Walker and
several uniforms were close behind.
She
heard shouting from inside as she got close to the entrance and
assumed it was Fuller’s men announcing their presence.
She
stayed outside until the all-clear was given after less than a
minute. Her internal dialogue was on prayer mode as she stepped
inside: Please, God, let
the children be unharmed . . .
Passing
through the doorway, she noticed the security camera above it and the
password-protected panel on the wall. She logged the information in
her brain to consider later when it came to determining how the men
had got into the building.
A
short corridor led to a door giving access to a large, brightly
coloured playroom. It was crammed with toys, minia ture vehicles, a
playhouse and several tables cluttered with crayons, drawing paper
and books.
But
Anna’s attention was seized by loud cries coming from one of the
four other rooms that led off the playroom.
‘It
must be the storeroom,’ Fuller said, pointing to the closed door.
‘We can’t find the key so we’re gonna have to break it open.
J P Carter is the pseudonym of a bestselling
author who has also written sixteen books under the names Jaime and James Raven. Before becoming a full time writer he spent a career in journalism as a newspaper reporter and television producer. He was for a number of years director of a major UK news division
and until recently co-owned a TV production company. For a while he was also a part-time professional magician. He’s married and divides his time now between homes in Hampshire and Spain.
Thanks to Sabah Khan at Avon Books for allowing me to be part of this tour!
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