Split Second
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:19th Apr '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A fraction of a second is all it takes to make a decision - but what if it's the wrong one? Read Split Second by Cath Staincliffe.
On a winter's evening, a trio of unruly teenagers board a bus, ganging up on Luke Murray, hurling abuse and threatening to kill him. The bus is full but no one intervenes until Jason Barnes, a young student, challenges the gang. Luke seizes the chance to run off the bus, but he's followed.
Andrew Barnes is dragged from the shower by his wife Valerie: there's a fight in the front garden and Jason's trying to break it up. As Andrew rushes to help, the gang flees. Jason shouts for an ambulance for Luke, but it is he who will pay the ultimate price.
Split Second, Cath Staincliffe's insightful and moving novel, explores the impact of violent crime - is it ever right to look the other way?
PRAISE FOR CATH STAINCLIFFE
A book about courage and compromise, about how sometimes it's kinder and braver to lie. Stunning.
Modest, compassionate ... a solid ingenious plotter with a sharp eye for domestic detail. * Literary Review *
Complex and satisfying. * The Sunday Times *
About as good as the British private eye novel gets. * Time Out *
An engrossing read. * Sunday Telegra
ISBN: 9781849013451
Dimensions: 148mm x 218mm x 31mm
Weight: 472g
320 pages